plerocercoids
noun as in strong fondness
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Example:The plerocercoids were found in the flesh of the fish, making it unsafe for consumption.
Definition:A larval form of a cestode that plays a role in the life cycle of tapeworms.
From plerocercoid
Example:She contracted a plerocercoid infection after eating improperly cooked wild pork.
Definition:A parasitic infection caused by the presence of plerocercoids in an intermediate host, leading to disease in the definitive host.
From plerocercoid infection
Example:During the plerocercoid stage, the tapeworm can infect a wide range of intermediate hosts before reaching its final host.
Definition:The larval stage of a cestode where the organism is most infective to its final host.
From plerocercoid stage
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