gregarine

gregarine
gregarine [greg΄ə rin′ē əngreg′ə rēn΄, greg′ərīn΄, greg′ərin]
n.
[< ModL Gregarina < L gregarius (see GREGARIOUS): name suggested by L. Dufour, 19th-c. Fr zoologist]
any of a subclass (Gregarinia) of sporozoan protozoans that are parasites in the digestive tract of insects, crustaceans, earthworms, etc.
adj.
of or pertaining to these protozoans: also gregarinian [greg΄ə rin′ē ən]

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