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The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.

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  1. n. The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
  2. n. tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage
  3. The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
  4. The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of atadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.
  5. n. tadpole-shaped parasitic larva of a trematode worm; tail disappears in adult stage