COCCIDIUM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates

Synonyms:

coccidium; eimeria

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("coccidium" is a kind of...):

sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)

Holonyms ("coccidium" is a member of...):

Coccidia; order Coccidia (an order in the subclass Telosporidia)

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