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miracidium

Syllabification: (mi·ra·cid·i·um)
Pronunciation: /ˌmīrəˈsidēəm/
Definition of miracidium

noun (plural miracidia /-sidēə/)

Zoology
  • a free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail.

Origin:

late 19th century: from Greek meirakidion, diminutive of meirakion 'boy, stripling'

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