metacercaria

noun

meta·​cer·​car·​ia ˌme-tə-(ˌ)sər-ˈker-ē-ə 

: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host

metacercarial

ˌme-tə-(ˌ)sər-ˈker-ē-əl 

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

metacercaria

noun

meta·​cer·​car·​ia ˌmet-ə-(ˌ)sər-ˈkar-ē-ə, -ˈker- 

plural metacercariae -ē-ˌē 

: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host

metacercarial

-ē-əl 

adjective