plerocercoid

== English == === Etymology === From German Plerocercoid, from Ancient Greek πλήρης (plḗrēs, “full, complete”) +‎ Ancient Greek κέρκος (kérkos, “tail of a beast”) +‎ -oid. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌplɪə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈsɜː.kɔɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌplɪɹ.oʊˈsɝˌkɔɪd/ === Noun === plerocercoid (plural plerocercoids) (zoology) An unsegmented worm-like larval form of certain tapeworms which develops from the procercoid. === References === “plerocercoid”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “plerocercoid”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.