cercarians

/sərˈkɛriənz/
noun
  1. Plural of cercarian; multiple cercariae or organisms in the cercarial stage.
    • Cercarians are most active during warm summer months.
    • The pond contained thousands of cercarians released by infected snails.
    • The fish became hosts to many cercarians after swimming in the lake.
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