metacercaria
noun
meta·cer·car·ia
ˌme-tə-(ˌ)sər-ˈker-ē-ə 
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host
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“Metacercaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metacercaria. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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metacercaria
noun
meta·cer·car·ia
ˌmet-ə-(ˌ)sər-ˈkar-ē-ə, -ˈker-
plural metacercariae
-ē-ˌē
: a tailless encysted late larva of a digenetic trematode that is usually the form which is infective for the definitive host
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