gregarine

gregarine
[ˈgrɛgərʌɪn]
(Zoology)()
adjective
  1. of or relating to a group of microscopic worm-like protozoans that are internal parasites of insects, annelids, and other invertebrates
    簇虫(类)的
    ■(of movement) slow and gliding, as seen in these protozoans
    像簇虫一样移动的,蠕动的
noun
  1. a gregarine protozoan
    簇虫
  2. Class Gregarina (or subclass Gregarinidia), phylum Sporozoa, kingdom Protista
    簇虫纲(或簇虫亚纲),孢子虫门,原生生物界
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gregarina, from Latin gregarius (see gregarious)
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