| has gloss | (noun) parasitic spore-forming protozoan
sporozoan |
| lexicalization | eng: sporozoan |
| subclass of | (noun) any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
protozoon, protozoan |
| has subclass | (noun) one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
sporozoite |
| has subclass | (noun) a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle
trophozoite |
| has subclass | (noun) a cell that arises from the asexual division of a parent sporozoan during its life cycle
merozoite |
| has subclass | (noun) parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates
coccidium, eimeria |
| has subclass | (noun) vermiform protozoans parasitic in insects and other invertebrates
gregarine |
| has subclass | (noun) minute protozoans parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in blood cells of vertebrates including many pathogens
haemosporidian |
| has subclass | (noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
malaria parasite, plasmodium, Plasmodium vivax |
| has subclass | (noun) related to malaria parasite and having a phase in the viscera of various birds
haemoproteid |
| has subclass | (noun) parasitic in birds
leucocytozoan, leucocytozoon |
| has subclass | (noun) minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals
piroplasm |
| has subclass | (noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates
sarcosporidian, sarcocystidean, sarcocystieian |
| has subclass | (noun) parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known economic importance
haplosporidian |
| has subclass | (noun) parasites of worms
actinomyxidian |
| has subclass | (noun) parasite of arthropods and fishes that invade and destroy host cells
microsporidian |
| has subclass | (noun) mostly parasitic in fishes and including various serious pathogens
myxosporidian |