THEILERIA


Meaning of THEILERIA in English

thīlirēə noun

Etymology: New Latin, from Sir Arnold Theiler died 1936 English veterinary bacteriologist born in Switzerland + New Latin -ia

1. capitalized : a genus of parasitic protozoans (family Babesiidae) that includes the parasite of east coast fever of cattle and is sometimes variously treated either as a subgenus of Babesia or as type of a separate family

2. plural thei·le·ri·ae -ēˌē also theilerias : any organism of the genus Theileria

• thei·le·ri·al -rēəl adjective

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.