English Explanatory Dictionary

gregarine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

Word forms

gregarine gregarines

Etymology

From Latin gregārius (“herd-like”).

Derived words

eugregarine
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