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xiphidiocercaria

US/zəˌfɪdi.oʊ.sɝˈkɛɹi.ə/

xiphidiocercaria noun: a cercaria having a stylet in the anterior rim of its oral sucker with which it actively penetrates its host.

Noun

xiphidiocercaria (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A cercaria having a stylet in the anterior rim of its oral sucker with which it actively penetrates its host.

Origin of xiphidiocercaria

From xiphidio- + cercaria.

Words that rhyme with xiphidiocercaria

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Questions about xiphidiocercaria

What does xiphidiocercaria mean?
Xiphidiocercaria means a cercaria having a stylet in the anterior rim of its oral sucker with which it actively penetrates its host.
What part of speech is xiphidiocercaria?
Xiphidiocercaria is a noun.
How do you pronounce xiphidiocercaria?
Xiphidiocercaria is pronounced /zəˌfɪdi.oʊ.sɝˈkɛɹi.ə/ (US).

Words near xiphidiocercaria in the dictionary

  1. xipamide
  2. Xipaya
  3. xiphe
  4. xiphial
  5. xiphias
  6. xiphidiocercaria
  7. xiphidiocercous
  8. xiphihumeralis
  9. xiphihumeralises
  10. xiphiid
  11. xiphiids

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