[ ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)spɒ'rɪdɪəm ]
■ noun a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it may cause disease.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from crypto- + mod. L. sporidium 'small spore'.
[ ˌkrɪptə(ʊ)spɒ'rɪdɪəm ]
■ noun a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it may cause disease.
Origin
early 20th cent.: from crypto- + mod. L. sporidium 'small spore'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004