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Answer for the clue "Saclike larval stage of some flatworms ", 9 letters:
sporocyst

Word definitions for sporocyst in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context biology English) A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop 2 A larval stage in many trematode worms

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Sporocyst can refer to: A structure in Ascosphaera fungi A lifecycle stage in two unrelated groups of species: Apicomplexa parasites: see Apicomplexa lifecycle stages Trematode flatworms: see Trematode lifecycle stages

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sporocyst \Spo"ro*cyst\ (-s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? seed + ? bladder.] (Zo["o]l.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various trematodes and other parasitic worms. The sporocyst generally develops from ...