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cercaria

/sɜːˈkeə.ri.ə/

Traducción: Cercaria: larva parásita de los trematodos (duelas), de forma similar a un renacuajo, que nada libremente y pierde la cola al transformarse en adulto. También se usa para designar a esta fase del ciclo vital del parásito.

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noun

/sɜːˈkeə.ri.ə/C2formalscientific
  • esCercaria: larva parásita de los trematodos (duelas), de forma similar a un renacuajo, que nada libremente y pierde la cola al transformarse en adulto. También se usa para designar a esta fase del ciclo vital del parásito.

A tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm, which loses its tail in the adult stage.

  1. Parasitic LarvaC2formalscientific

    A free-swimming, tadpole-shaped larval stage of a trematode (fluke) worm, which develops in a snail host and later infects a vertebrate host, losing its tail as it matures into an adult.

    esCercaria (larva parásita)

    • The cercaria emerges from the snail and swims in search of a suitable host.
    • Cercariae are known to cause schistosomiasis in humans.
    • Under the microscope, the cercaria's forked tail is clearly visible.
Formas
  • cercariae plural form
  • cercariae's possessive plural form
  • cercaria's possessive singular form