metacyclic

English edit

Etymology edit

meta- +‎ cyclic

Adjective edit

metacyclic (not comparable)

(biology) Describing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host

Derived terms edit

premetacyclic

Noun edit

metacyclic (plural metacyclics)

Such an organism

See also edit

procyclic

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