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apicomplexan

apicomplexan adjective: describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.

Adjective

apicomplexan (not comparable)

  1. Describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.

Noun

apicomplexan (plural apicomplexans)

  1. Any protist of the phylum Apicomplexa.

Forms of apicomplexan

pluralapicomplexans

Origin of apicomplexan

From Apicomplexa + -n.

Questions about apicomplexan

What does apicomplexan mean?
Apicomplexan means describing protists of the phylum Apicomplexa.
What part of speech is apicomplexan?
Apicomplexan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near apicomplexan in the dictionary

  1. apicolateral
  2. apicolaterally
  3. apicolingual
  4. apicolysis
  5. apicomedial
  6. apicomplexan
  7. apicomplexans
  8. apicopalatal
  9. apicoplast
  10. apicoplastic
  11. apicoplasts

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