How to Spell Cercariae?

nounplural noun cercariae/-ˈke(ə)rēˌē/
A free-swimming larval stage in which a parasitic fluke passes from an intermediate host (typically a snail) to another intermediate host or to the final vertebrate host.

Is cercariae plural or singular?

The plural form of cercaria is cercarias or cercariae. The larvae inside the snail host produce several thousands of cercariae.

How do you pronounce cercaria?

noun, plural cer·car·i·ae [ser-kair-ee-ee].

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