Gregarine
Pronunciation : Greg`a*ri"nae
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [NL., fr. Gregarina the typical genus, fr. L. gregarius. See Gregarious.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are amoebiform; -- called also Gregarinida, and Gregarinaria.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Greg"a*rine
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the Gregarin?. -- n.
Defn: One of the Gregarin?.
(Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913