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noun
Any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sporozoan
History
From Latin gregārius (“herd-like”).
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