procercoid

[ proh-sur-koid ]
/ proʊˈsɜr kɔɪd /

noun Zoology.

an elongate larval stage of some tapeworms that usually develops in the body of a freshwater copepod.
Compare plerocercoid.

Origin of procercoid

1925–30; pro-2 + Greek kérk(os) tail + -oid

Words nearby procercoid

proceleusmatic, procellas, procellous, procentriole, procephalic, procercoid, procerus muscle, process, process camera, process cinematography, process colour

Medical definitions for procercoid

procercoid
[ prō-sûr′koid ]

n.

The first stage in the aquatic life cycle of certain tapeworms following ingestion of the newly hatched larva by a copepod.