plerocercoid

English

Etymology

From German Plerocercoid, from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full, complete”) +‎ Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail of a beast”) +‎ -oid.

Pronunciation

Noun

plerocercoid (plural plerocercoids)

  1. (zoology) An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid.

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