plerocercoid
[ pleer-oh-sur-koid ]
/ ˌplɪər oʊˈsɜr kɔɪd /
noun Zoology.
the wormlike larval stage of some tapeworms, intermediate between the first parasitic larval stage and adult.
Compare
procercoid.
Words nearby plerocercoid
pleonasm,
pleonosteosis,
pleopod,
pleoptics,
plerion,
plerocercoid,
plesiosaur,
plessimeter,
plessor,
plessy versus ferguson,
plethora
Medical definitions for plerocercoid
plerocercoid
[ plîr′ō-sûr′koid′ ]
n.
The infective larva of some tapeworms, characterized by its solid elongated body.