gregarine

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

gregarine

/ -rɪn, ˈɡrɛɡəˌriːn /

noun

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

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gregarine¹

1865–70; < New Latin Gregarina name of type, equivalent to Latin �� ( ius ) ( gregarious ) + -ī�Բ� -ine ¹

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gregarine¹

C19: from New Latin �Ұ��𲵲��ī�Բ� genus name, from Latin ��ius; see _gregarious

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Example Sentences

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In a private communication, however, the author states that he has probably mistaken phases in the development of an ordinary gregarine parasite in the louse for part of the life-cycle of this Haemogregarine.

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gregale gregarious

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