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ceratosaurusCeratospongiae
Ceratostomataceae
Ceratostomella
Ceratostomella ulmi
Ceratotherium
Ceratotherium simum
ceratozamia
Ceraunian sinter
Ceraunics
Ceraunoscope
Cerberean
Cerberian
Cerberus
Cercal
cercarial
Cercarian
Cercarle
Cerci
Cercidiphyllaceae
Cercidiphyllum
Cercidiphyllum japonicum
Cercidium
Cercidium floridum
Cercis
Cercis canadensis
Cercis occidentalis
Cercocebus
Cercolades or Sphingurus prehensiles
Cercoleptes caudivolvulus
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
n
1: tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
Merriam Webster's
noun (plural cercariae) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kerkos Date: circa 1871 a usually tadpole-shaped larval trematode worm that develops in a molluscan host from a redia • cercarial adjective
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Cercaria Cer*ca"ri*a, n.; pl. Cercarle [NL., fr. Gr. ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
