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gregarine

(greg′ə rēn′, -rīn′, -rin)

noun

any of a subclass (Gregarinia) of sporozoan protozoans that are parasites in the digestive tract of insects, crustaceans, earthworms, etc.

Origin: < ModL Gregarina < L gregarius (see gregarious): name suggested by L. Dufour, 19th-c. Fr zoologist

adjective

of or pertaining to these protozoans

also gregarinian

See gregarine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of various sporozoan protozoans of the order Gregarinida that are parasitic within the digestive tracts of various invertebrates including arthropods and annelids.

adjective

Of or belonging to the order Gregarinida.

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Gregārīna, type genus

Origin: , from Latin gregārius, belonging to a flock; see gregarious

Related Forms:

gregˌa·rinˈi·an (-rĭnˈē-ən) adjective

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