noun
a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis
• Syn: ↑Costia necatrix
• Hypernyms: ↑flagellate, ↑flagellate protozoan, ↑flagellated protozoan, ↑mastigophoran, ↑mastigophore
• Member Holonyms: ↑genus Costia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.