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cercaria

/sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

cercaria noun: the parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

cercaria: the parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally
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Noun

cercaria (plural cercarias or cercariae)

  1. The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.

cercaria meaning in Tamil

cercaria in Tamil

ஈரல் தட்டைப்புழு இடைப்பருவம், சேக்கேரியா

Forms of cercaria

pluralcercarias
pluralcercariae

Origin of cercaria

From New Latin cercāria, from Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”) + -āria.

Words formed from cercaria

Words that rhyme with cercaria

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Questions about cercaria

What does cercaria mean?
Cercaria means the parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally.
What is cercaria in Tamil?
Cercaria in Tamil is ஈரல் தட்டைப்புழு இடைப்பருவம், சேக்கேரியா. See Cercaria meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cercaria?
Cercaria is a noun.
How do you pronounce cercaria?
Cercaria is pronounced /sɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/.
What is the plural of cercaria?
The plural of cercaria is cercarias.

Words near cercaria in the dictionary

  1. Cerbère
  2. Cerbăl
  3. cercal
  4. cercamoniine
  5. cercamoniines
  6. cercaria
  7. cercariae
  8. cercarial
  9. cercarian
  10. cercarians
  11. cercarias

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cercaria (page history and authors); cercaria (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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