"miracidium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌmaɪɹəˈsɪdɪəm/ Forms: miracidia [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from Ancient Greek μειράκιον (meirákion). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|μειράκιον}} Ancient Greek μειράκιον (meirákion) Head templates: {{en-noun|miracidia}} miracidium (plural miracidia)
  1. (biology) A free-living motile form of a trematode, covered with cilia, which settles in a mollusc intermediate host to become a sporocyst Wikipedia link: miracidium Categories (topical): Biology Related terms: miracidial
    Sense id: en-miracidium-en-noun-fJAZBcoW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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