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miracidium

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 263 words | Copyright

miracidium The first larval stage of trematode worms (flukes), which hatches from eggs excreted in the faeces of the primary host. Its leaflike body is covered with cilia, enabling the larva to swim towards a secondary host, in which it continues its development.

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