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sarcosporidium

sarcosporidium noun: a protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis.

Noun

sarcosporidium (plural sarcosporidia)

  1. A protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis.

Forms of sarcosporidium

pluralsarcosporidia

Origin of sarcosporidium

From sarco- + sporidium.

Words formed from sarcosporidium

Questions about sarcosporidium

What does sarcosporidium mean?
Sarcosporidium means a protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis.
What part of speech is sarcosporidium?
Sarcosporidium is a noun.
What is the plural of sarcosporidium?
The plural of sarcosporidium is sarcosporidia.

Words near sarcosporidium in the dictionary

  1. sarcosporidia
  2. sarcosporidial
  3. sarcosporidian
  4. sarcosporidians
  5. sarcosporidiosis
  6. sarcosporidium
  7. sarcostyle
  8. sarcostyles
  9. sarcosyl
  10. sarcosyls
  11. sarcotesta

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