Meaning Of The Word Gregarine

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gregarine in American English
any of a subclass (Gregarinia) of sporozoan protozoans that are parasites in the digestive tract of insects, crustaceans, earthworms, etc.
of or pertaining to these protozoans
adjective: having the characteristics of or pertaining to a gregarine or gregarines
noun: a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores

gregarine in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida
noun: any parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida, typically occurring in the digestive tract and body cavity of other invertebrates: phylum Apicomplexa (sporozoans)

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