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Sarcocystis
noun
chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia
• Syn: ↑genus Sarcocystis
• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sarcosporidia, ↑order Sarcosporidia
• Member Meronyms: ↑sarcosporidian, ↑sarcocystidean, ↑sarcocystieian

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\\ˌsärkəˈsistə̇s\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from sarc- + -cystis
1. capitalized : the chief and characteristic genus of the order Sarcosporidia
2. plural sarcocystis or sarcocystises : any organism of the genus Sarcocystis; broadly : sarcosporidian

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sarcocystis /-sisˈtis/ noun
(Gr kystis a bladder) a sporozoan of the genus Sarcocystis, parasitic in muscles of mammals
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Main Entry: ↑sarco-

Useful english dictionary. 2012.