ˌkōkləˈsōmə, ˌkä- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kochlos shellfish with a spiral shell + New Latin -soma; akin to Greek konchē mussel — more at conch
: a genus of endocommensal flagellated protozoans known from the intestines of various vertebrates and possibly implicated in diarrheal conditions of young turkeys