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coccidia

Word definitions for coccidia in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Coccidia ( Coccidiasina ) are a subclass of microscopic, spore -forming, single-celled obligate intracellular parasites belonging to the apicomplexan class Conoidasida . As obligate intracellular parasites, they must live and reproduce within an animal ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
coccidium \coccidium\ n.; pl. coccidia . (Microbiol.) any sporozoan of the order Coccidia , parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates. It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a problem in poultry rearing. ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any parasitic protozoan of genus ''Coccidia''