# metacyclic

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Describing the infective part of the life cycle of trypanosomes outside the body of a host

## Etymology
From meta- + cyclic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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