plerocercoid

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
23
Letters
12
Pronunciation
/ˌplɪə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈsɜː.kɔɪd/
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/ˌplɪə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈsɜː.kɔɪd/ · /ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/

Definition of plerocercoid

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid.

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Etymology

From German Plerocercoid, from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full, complete”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail of a beast”) + -oid.

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