cysticercoid

English

Etymology

cysticercus +‎ -oid

Noun

cysticercoid (plural cysticercoids)

  1. The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.

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