Coccidia
[ kŏk-sĭd′ē-ə ]
n.
An order of protozoans that are intracellular parasites in many vertebrates.
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Words nearby Coccidia
cocainize, cocarcinogen, -coccal, cocci, coccid, Coccidia, coccidioidal, Coccidioides, coccidioidin, coccidioidoma, coccidioidomycosis
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Example sentences from the Web for Coccidia
That coccidia are not always killed by exposure to the sun is shown by their survival on the sites of old chicken yards.
Our Vanishing Wild Life|William T. HornadayFor this reason he regards them as Gregarines rather than Coccidia.