Miracidium
[mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uh m] /ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i əm/
noun, plural miracidia
[mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uh] /ˌmaɪ rəˈsɪd i ə/ (Show IPA)
1.
the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
/ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdɪəm/
noun (pl) -ia (-ɪə)
1.
the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
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