xiphidiocercaria
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xiphidiocercaria — n. [Gr. xiphos, sword; kerkos, tail] (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) Cercaria with a long tail and a stylet in the anterior rim of the oral sucker; see microcotylate cercaria, microcercous cercaria … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
xiphidiocercaria — xi·phid·io·cercaria … English syllables
xiphidiocercaria — zə̇|fidē(ˌ)ō+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek xiphidion (diminutive of xiphos sword) + New Latin cercaria : a cercaria having a stylet in the oral sucker with which it actively penetrates the definitive host … Useful english dictionary
microcercous cercaria — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) Small cercaria with a very short tail and a stylet in the oral sucker; see xiphidiocercaria … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ornate cercaria — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) A larval form in the Xiphidiocercaria group, with a tail fin fold; cercariae ornatae … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
virgulate cercaria — (PLATYHELMINTHES: Trematoda) A Xiphidiocercaria group with a ventral sucker smaller than the oral, tail without a fin and a virgula organ near the posterior margin of the oral sucker … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
plagiorchiidae — ˌplājēȯ(r)ˈkīəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Plagiorchis, type genus + idae : a large family of digenetic trematodes that produce xiphidiocercaria see plagiorchis … Useful english dictionary
