bladderworm
bladderworm (cysticercus) A larval stage of some tapeworms (see Cestoda), consisting of a fluid-filled sac containing an inverted scolex. It develops in the muscle of the secondary host and matures into an adult worm in a primary host that eats this infected tissue.
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