miracidium

mi ra cid i um |ˌmīrəˈsidēəm ˌmaɪrəˈsɪdiəm | ▶noun ( pl. miracidia |-sidēə | ) Zoology a free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek meirakidion, diminutive of meirakion ‘boy, stripling. ’

miracidium

miracidium |ˌmʌɪrəˈsɪdɪəm | ▶noun ( pl. miracidia |-dɪə | ) Zoology a free-swimming ciliated larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from the egg to its first host, typically a snail. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek meirakidion, diminutive of meirakion ‘boy, stripling ’.