Associations to the word «Gregarine»

Wiktionary

GREGARINE, noun. Any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

Dictionary definition

GREGARINE, noun. Vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates.

Wise words

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