cysticercus

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cysticercus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cysticerce \Cys"ti*cerce\ (s?s"t?-s?rs), Cysticercus
  \Cys`ti*cer"cus\ (-s?r"k?s), n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ????
     bladder + ke`rkos tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zool.)
     The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a
     tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; --
     called also bladder worm, hydatid, and measle (as, pork
     measle).
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     Note: These larvae live in the tissues of various living
           animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous
           animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine.
           See Measles, 4, Tapeworm.
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