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Word: Cysticercus
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: modern Latin (originally the name of a supposed genus), from Greek kustis ‘bladder’ + kerkos ‘tail’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌsɪstɪˈsəːkəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a larval tapeworm at a stage in which the scolex is inverted in a sac, typically found encysted in the muscle tissue of the host.
Short Definition:larval tapeworm at stage in which scolex is inverted in sac
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