īˈmirēə noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Theodor Eimer died 1898 German zoologist + New Latin -ia
: a genus of coccidia that invade the intestinal wall or other visceral epithelia of many vertebrates and some invertebrates and include serious pathogens — see eimeriidae
• ei·me·ri·al (ˈ)ī|mirēəl adjective
• ei·me·ri·an -ēən adjective or noun