gregarine

(gregə 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

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

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Related Forms:

  • gregˌa·rinˈi·an (-rĭnˈē-ən) adjective

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