-spəˈridēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cnid- + -sporidia
: a subclass of Sporozoa comprising protozoans that have complex spores with polar capsules and coiled polar filaments and are single-host parasites of lower vertebrates and invertebrates — see actinomyxidia , microsporidia , myxosporidia
• cni·do·spo·rid·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|ridēən adjective or noun