miracidium

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/ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/

noun

A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst

OriginAncient Greek μειράκιον →
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Meanings

nounmiracidium (plural miracidia)

plural miracidia

  1. biologyA free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekμειράκιον
  2. Englishmiracidium

From Ancient Greek μειράκιον (meirákion) + -idium.

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APA

miracidium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracidium

MLA

“miracidium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracidium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “miracidium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/miracidium.

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