plerocercoid

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plerocercoid

/ˌplɪə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈsɜː.kɔɪd/ UK
/ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/ US

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From German Plerocercoid, from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full, complete”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail of a beast”) + -oid.

noun plerocercoids

An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid.

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@misc{plerocercoid_2026,
  title = {plerocercoid},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/plerocercoid},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}