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cysticercoids

cysticercoids is the plural of cysticercoid.

Meaning of cysticercoid

Noun

cysticercoid (plural cysticercoids)

  1. The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.
    Synonyms:
    metacestode

Questions about cysticercoids

What is cysticercoids the plural of?
Cysticercoids is the plural of cysticercoid.

Words near cysticercoids in the dictionary

  1. cysticercal
  2. cysticerce
  3. cysticerces
  4. cysticerci
  5. cysticercoid
  6. cysticercoids
  7. cysticercoses
  8. cysticercosis
  9. cysticercotic
  10. cysticercus
  11. cysticidal

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