cysticercus

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

Noun[edit]

cysticercus (plural cysticerci)

  1. The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.

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