yòu
蚴
larva of tapeworm or blood fluke
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
larva of tapeworms, schistosomes and other parasitic flatworms
technicalTechnical term in parasitology and medicine. Refers specifically to the larval stages of cestodes (tapeworms) and trematodes (flukes), such as miracidia and cercariae.
Xuè血
xī吸
chóng虫
de的
wěi尾
yòu蚴
kě可
yǐ以
chuān穿
tòu透
rén人
de的
pí皮
fū肤
。
The cercariae of schistosomes can penetrate human skin.
Máo毛
yòu蚴
zài在
shuǐ水
zhōng中
yóu游
dòng动
xún寻
zhǎo找
hé合
shì适
de的
sù宿
zhǔ主
。
Miracidia swim in water searching for suitable hosts.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
tāo绦
chóng虫
de的
yòu蚴
jiē阶
duàn段
zài在
zhū猪
tǐ体
nèi内
fā发
yù育
。
The larval stage of this tapeworm develops inside pigs.