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miracidium
[ mahy-ruh-sid-ee-uhm ]
noun
plural miracidia
- the larva that hatches from the egg of a trematode worm or fluke.
miracidium
/ ˌɪəˈɪɪə /
noun
- the flat ciliated larva of flukes that hatches from the egg and gives rise asexually to other larval forms
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Derived Forms
- ˌˈ徱, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms
- r·i· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of miracidium1
1895–1900; < New Latin, equivalent to mirac- (< Greek meirak- (stem of î ) boy, girl) + -idium -idium
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of miracidium1
C20: New Latin, via Late Latin miracidion, from Greek meirax boy, girl
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If it successfully penetrates a snail, the miracidium reproduces asexually and produces thousands of new forms called “cercariae,” which then leave the snail and have 12 hours to find the final host.
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