metacercaria

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(met′ə sər kâr′ē ə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
met•a•cer•car•i•a  (met′ə sər kâr′ē ə),USA pronunciation n. pl. -car•i•ae (-kâr′ē ē′).USA pronunciation [Zool.]
  1. Invertebratesthe encysted larva of a trematode, usually found in or on an aquatic intermediate host. Cf. cercaria. 
  • Neo-Latin; see meta-, cercaria
  • 1925–30

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