Akademik

Sarcosporidia

noun

imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates

• Syn: ↑order Sarcosporidia

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Acnidosporidia, ↑subclass Acnidosporidia

• Member Meronyms: ↑Sarcocystis, ↑genus Sarcocystis

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\\ˌsär(ˌ)kōspəˈridēə\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from sarc- + -sporidia

: an order of Acnidosporidia comprising imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates — see sarcocystis

Useful english dictionary. 2012.