miracidium

Miracidium stage in the life cycle of trematode species that cause "swimmer's itch"

Meaning

Noun

A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst

Origin

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μειράκιον.

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