MALARIA PARASITE

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Meaning:

Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans

Synonyms:

malaria parasite; plasmodium; Plasmodium vivax

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("malaria parasite" is a kind of...):

sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)

Holonyms ("malaria parasite" is a member of...):

genus Plasmodium (type genus of the family Plasmodiidae)

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