(ˈ)käk|sidē(ˌ)ō|mȯrfə, -sidēə|- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from coccidi- + -morpha
in some classifications : a subdivision of Sporozoa comprising the schizogonous forms (orders Coccidia and Haemosporidia) and being equivalent to Telosporidia with the gregarines omitted