Cer-cā'ri-an1, n.
n. [Gr. κέρκος, tail.] (Zoöl.) An intestinal animalcule of the shape of a tadpole, having its body terminated by a tail-like appendage. R. Owen.
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n. [Gr. κέρκος, tail.] (Zoöl.) An intestinal animalcule of the shape of a tadpole, having its body terminated by a tail-like appendage. R. Owen.
a. Pertaining to the cercarians.