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| greg·a·rine [ gréggə rn ] |
noun (plural greg·a·rines) |
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parasitic protozoan: a protozoan that lives as a parasite in the digestive tracts of some insects, arthropods, annelids, and other invertebrates. Order Gregarinida.
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of gregarines: relating to or belonging to the order that comprises the gregarines
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| [Mid-19th century. < modern Latin Gregarina< Latin gregarius (see gregarious)] |
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