cysticercoid

Etymology

From cysticercus + -oid.

cysticercoid means The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

noun

The larval stage of certain tapeworms, similar in appearance to a cysticercus, but having the scolex filling completely the enclosing cyst.