1. Plural of cysticercoid; larval stages of certain tapeworms (cestodes) that develop in intermediate hosts, characterized by a small bladder-like structure containing the tapeworm head.
Usage: technical; biology/parasitology; plural form

Examples

• The cysticercoids develop within the body cavity of insects that serve as intermediate hosts.
• Researchers examined the cysticercoids under a microscope to identify the tapeworm species.
• When infected insects are consumed by the definitive host, the cysticercoids mature into adult tapeworms.
• The presence of cysticercoids in the intermediate host is essential for the tapeworm's life cycle.
• Cysticercoids differ from cysticerci in their smaller size and simpler structure.