Gregarine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.
adjective
  1. having the characteristics of or pertaining to a gregarine or gregarines.
noun
  1. any parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida, typically occurring in the digestive tract and body cavity of other invertebrates: phylum Apicomplexa (sporozoans)
adjective Also: gregarinian (ˌɡrɛɡəˈrɪnɪən)
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida
Gregarine (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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