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cysticercus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cys-ticer-cus
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

Inflected Forms

cysticerci (plural)

Derived Forms

cysticercoid cysticercosis

Questions

What does cysticercus mean?
The larval stage of any of several tapeworms, having a fluid-filled cyst enclosing a scolex.
Where does cysticercus come from?
From Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “bladder”) + κέρκος (kérkos, “tail”).

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