Cercaria

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cercaria \Cer*ca"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Cercarle} [NL., fr. Gr. ke`rkos
     tail.] (Zool.)
     The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a
     tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cercaria
       n : tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail
           disappears in adult stage
       [also: {cercariiae} (pl), {cercariae} (pl)]