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cysticercus
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cysticercus, n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. bladder + ke`rkos tail: cf. F. cysticerque.].
The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; -- called also bladder worm , hydatid , and measle (as, pork measle). [1913 Webster]
" These larvae live in the tissues of various living animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine. See Measles , 4, Tapeworm ."
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