Gregarinae
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Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, plural of Gregarina, on Latin model
Proper noun
Gregarinae
- (archaic) A taxonomic order within the kingdom 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.
Synonyms
- (order): Gregarinida, Gregarinaria
Related terms
References
- “Gregarinae”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “Gregarinae”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.