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gregarine

gregarine noun: any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

Noun

gregarine (plural gregarines)

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

Forms of gregarine

pluralgregarines

Origin of gregarine

From Latin gregārius (“herd-like”).

Words formed from gregarine

Questions about gregarine

What does gregarine mean?
Gregarine means any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.
What part of speech is gregarine?
Gregarine is a noun.
What is the plural of gregarine?
The plural of gregarine is gregarines.

Words near gregarine in the dictionary

  1. gregale
  2. gregales
  3. gregarian
  4. gregarianism
  5. gregaric
  6. gregarine
  7. gregarines
  8. gregarious
  9. gregariously
  10. gregariousness
  11. gregarisation

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