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Definition of: cercaria
(sər·kâr′ē·ə) noun plural ·car·i·ae (-kâr′i·e) Zool.
A larval, parasitic form of a trematode worm, originating as a bud from a birth stage and having a tail that is lost in the adult. [<NL <Gk. kerkos tail]
—cer·car′i·al adjective
—cer·car′i·an adjective & noun
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