ˌhēmō(ˌ)prōˈtēəˌdē, ˌhem- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Haemoproteus, type genus + -idae
: a family of Haemosporidia related to the malarial parasites but having the schizogenous phases typically in visceral endothelium of various birds and including the two genera Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon