CYSTICERCOID

cysticercoid: translation

adj. [Gr. kystis, bladder; kerkos, tail; eidos, form]

(PLATYHELMINTHES: Cestoda)

A tapeworm cyclophyllidean metacestode developing from an oncosphere that has penetrated the gut of an intermediate host; it usually has a "tail" and a wellformed scolex that is not invaginated; see cysticercus.