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Cercarian

Cer-cā'ri-an, n.

noun

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.

Cer-cā'ri-an, a.

adjective

a. Pertaining to the cercarians.