Procercoid


noun, Zoology.
1.
an elongate larval stage of some tapeworms that usually develops in the body of a freshwater copepod.

procercoid pro·cer·coid (prō-sûr’koid)
n.
The first stage in the aquatic life cycle of certain tapeworms following ingestion of the newly hatched larva by a copepod.

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