Babesiidae — noun piroplasms and cattle pathogens • Syn: ↑family Babesiidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemosporidia, ↑order Haemosporidia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Babesiidae — A family of protozoan parasites (class Sporozoea, order Piroplasmida) occurring in the red blood cells of various mammals. The organisms are piriform, round, or oval and reproduce by schizogony to form tetrads or by … Medical dictionary
protoctist family — noun any of the families of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑family • Hyponyms: ↑Globigerinidae, ↑family Globigerinidae, ↑Nummulitidae, ↑family Nummulitidae, ↑Arcellidae, ↑fami … Useful english dictionary
Babesia — The economically most important genus of the protozoan family Babesiidae; characterized by multiplication in host red blood cells to form pairs and tetrads; it causes babesiosis (piroplasmosis) in most types of domestic animals, and two species… … Medical dictionary
genus Babesia — noun type genus of the family Babesiidae • Syn: ↑genus Piroplasma • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Babesiidae, ↑family Babesiidae … Useful english dictionary
genus Piroplasma — noun type genus of the family Babesiidae • Syn: ↑genus Babesia • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Babesiidae, ↑family Babesiidae … Useful english dictionary
Haemosporidia — noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia • Syn: ↑order Haemosporidia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Telosporidia, ↑subclass Telosporidia • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
order Haemosporidia — noun an order in the subclass Telosporidia • Syn: ↑Haemosporidia • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Telosporidia, ↑subclass Telosporidia • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
piroplasm — noun minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals • Hypernyms: ↑sporozoan • Member Holonyms: ↑Babesiidae, ↑family Babesiidae … Useful english dictionary
Haemosporidia — Hae·mo·spo·rid·ia spə rid ē ə n pl an order of minute telosporidian protozoans that are parasitic at some stage of the life cycle in the blood cells of vertebrates and that include the malaria parasites of the family Plasmodiidae, numerous bird… … Medical dictionary