GREGARINE


Meaning of GREGARINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈgre-gə-ˌrīn ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin gregarius

Date: 1867

: any of a subclass (Gregarinia) of parasitic vermiform sporozoan protozoans that occur especially in insects and other invertebrates

• gregarine adjective

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