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cercocystis

cercocystis noun: a tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host.

Noun

cercocystis (plural cercocystes)

  1. A tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host

Forms of cercocystis

pluralcercocystes

Questions about cercocystis

What does cercocystis mean?
Cercocystis means a tapeworm cysticercoid larva that develops within the vertebrate host villus rather than in an invertebrate host.
What part of speech is cercocystis?
Cercocystis is a noun.
What is the plural of cercocystis?
The plural of cercocystis is cercocystes.

Words near cercocystis in the dictionary

  1. CERCLA
  2. cerclage
  3. cerclages
  4. cercle
  5. cercles
  6. cercocystis
  7. cercomegistid
  8. cercomegistids
  9. cercomer
  10. cercomere
  11. cercomeres

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