gregarine

[ greg-uh-rahyn, -er-in ]

/ ˈgrɛg əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn /

noun

a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.

adjective

having the characteristics of or pertaining to a gregarine or gregarines.

Origin of gregarine

1865–70; <New Latin Gregarina name of type, equivalent to Latin gregār(ius) (see gregarious) + -īna-ine¹

Words nearby gregarine

greeting, greeting card, grefa, Greg, gregale, gregarine, gregarious, Gregg, grego, Gregorian, Gregorian calendar

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Example sentences from the Web for gregarine

A gregarine, Diplocystis, in the haemocoele of the roach, Blaberus craniifer Burm.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
For at last they become an Acinetan or a Gregarine, exactly like the parent-cell from which they arose as embryos.
The Biological Problem of To-day|Oscar Hertwig

British Dictionary definitions for gregarine

gregarine

/ (ˈɡrɛɡəˌriːn, -rɪn) /

noun

any parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida, typically occurring in the digestive tract and body cavity of other invertebrates: phylum Apicomplexa (sporozoans)

adjective Also: gregarinian (ˌɡrɛɡəˈrɪnɪən)

of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida

Word Origin for gregarine

C19: from New Latin Gregarīna genus name, from Latin gregārius; see gregarious

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Medical definitions for gregarine

gregarine

[ grĕg′ə-rīn′ ]

n.

Any of various sporozoan protozoans of the order Gregarinida that are parasitic within the digestive tracts of various invertebrates.

adj.

Of or belonging to the order Gregarinida.

Other words from gregarine

greg′a•rin′i•an (-rĭn′ē-ən) adj.

单词	gregarine
释义	gregarine [ greg-uh-rahyn, -er-in ] / ˈgrɛg əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn / noun a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores. adjective having the characteristics of or pertaining to a gregarine or gregarines. Origin of gregarine 1865–70; <New Latin Gregarina name of type, equivalent to Latin gregār(ius) (see gregarious) + -īna-ine¹ Words nearby gregarine greeting, greeting card, grefa, Greg, gregale, gregarine, gregarious, Gregg, grego, Gregorian, Gregorian calendar Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gregarine A gregarine, Diplocystis, in the haemocoele of the roach, Blaberus craniifer Burm. The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches\|Louis M. Roth For at last they become an Acinetan or a Gregarine, exactly like the parent-cell from which they arose as embryos. The Biological Problem of To-day\|Oscar Hertwig British Dictionary definitions for gregarine gregarine / (ˈɡrɛɡəˌriːn, -rɪn) / noun any parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida, typically occurring in the digestive tract and body cavity of other invertebrates: phylum Apicomplexa (sporozoans) adjective Also: gregarinian (ˌɡrɛɡəˈrɪnɪən) of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida Word Origin for gregarine C19: from New Latin Gregarīna genus name, from Latin gregārius; see gregarious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for gregarine gregarine [ grĕg′ə-rīn′ ] n. Any of various sporozoan protozoans of the order Gregarinida that are parasitic within the digestive tracts of various invertebrates. adj. Of or belonging to the order Gregarinida. Other words from gregarine greg′a•rin′i•an (-rĭn′ē-ən) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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