ALL meanings of miracidium
mi·ra·cid·i·um
M m - noun miracidium A free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail. 1
- noun plural miracidium the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke. 1
- noun miracidium the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms 0