miracidium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst

Pronunciation

/ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/

Word forms

miracidium miracidia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μειράκιον (meirákion) + -idium.

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