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noun
Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: microsporidium
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noun
parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sporozoan
History
Etymology tree English Microsporidia Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English microsporidian From Microsporidia + -an.
