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xiphidiocercaria

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /zəˌfɪdi.oʊ.sɝˈkɛɹi.ə/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.ə

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noun

Meaning 1

A cercaria having a stylet in the anterior rim of its oral sucker with which it actively penetrates its host.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: no-plural

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From xiphidio- + cercaria.