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metacercaria

/ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
metac-er-caria
IPA
/ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From meta- + cercaria.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

metacercarias (plural) metacercariae (plural)

Derived Forms

metacercarial

Rhymes With

area bulgaria malaria bavaria samaria aquaria urticaria varia carpentaria militaria rosaria araucaria

Questions

How do you pronounce metacercaria?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛtəsɜː(ɹ)ˈkɛəɹɪə/.
What does metacercaria mean?
The encysted stage of a trematode parasite (flukes) in the tissues of an intermediate host.
Where does metacercaria come from?
From meta- + cercaria.

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