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Haemoproteus

noun

type genus of the family Haemoproteidae

• Syn: ↑genus Haemoproteus

• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Haemoproteidae, ↑family Haemoproteidae

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\\|hēmō, |hemō+\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from hem- + Proteus

: a genus of protozoan parasites occurring in the blood of certain birds (as pigeons)

Useful english dictionary. 2012.