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cercaria vs larva

larva vs cercaria

cercaria and larva both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cercaria Yes No No No
larva Yes No No No
As nouns, larva is a hypernym of cercaria; that is, larva is a word with a broader meaning than cercaria:
  • cercaria: tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
  • larva: the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
cercaria (noun) larva (noun)
tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose
Difference between cercaria and larva

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