Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ser-kair-ee-uh]
- /sərˈkɛər i ə/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ser-kair-ee-uh]
- /sərˈkɛər i ə/
Definitions of cercaria word
- noun cercaria one of the larval forms of trematode worms. It has a short forked tail and resembles an immature adult 3
- noun cercaria the free-swimming larva of a parasitic trematode worm 3
- noun plural cercaria the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage. 1
- noun cercaria A free-swimming larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from an intermediate host (typically a snail) to another intermediate host or to the final vertebrate host. 1
- noun cercaria The parasitic larva of trematodes that infect the final host generally. 0
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Origin of cercaria
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; < New Latin, equivalent to cerc- (< Greek kérkos tail) + -āria -aria
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Parts of speech for Cercaria
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cercaria popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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