1. The larval stage of certain tapeworms (cestodes) that develops in the intermediate host and is infective to the final host.
Usage: parasitology; zoology

1. Relating to or characteristic of a plerocercoid larva.
Usage: parasitology; zoology

Examples

• The plerocercoid stage occurs when the tapeworm larva develops in the intermediate host.
• Fish infected with plerocercoid larvae can transmit the parasite to humans who consume them raw or undercooked.
• Researchers identified plerocercoid structures under the microscope during their parasitological examination.
• The plerocercoid form is capable of infecting the definitive host when ingested.
• Aquatic copepods serve as intermediate hosts for the plerocercoid development of certain tapeworm species.