- genus Giardia
- nounflagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina• Member Meronyms: ↑giardia
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genus Giardia
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Giardia lamblia — Taxobox color = khaki name = Giardia lamblia image width = 200px image caption = Giardia cell, SEM domain = Eukaryota phylum = Metamonada ordo = Diplomonadida familia = Hexamitidae genus = Giardia species = G. lamblia binomial = Giardia lamblia… … Wikipedia
Giardia — A genus of parasitic flagellates that parasitize the small intestine of many mammals, including most domestic animals and humans; e.g., G. bovis in cattle, G. canis in dogs, and G. cati in cats. Many species have been described, but recent… … Medical dictionary
giardia — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Alfred M. Giard died 1908 French biologist Date: 1918 any of a genus (Giardia) of flagellate protozoans inhabiting the intestines of various mammals and including one (G. lamblia syn. G. intestinalis) that is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
giardia — /jee ahr dee euh, jahr /, n. any flagellate of the genus Giardia, parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates. [ < NL, named after Alfred M. Giard (d. 1908), French biologist; see IA] * * * … Universalium
giardia — /dʒiˈadiə/ (say jee ahdeeuh), /giˈadiə/ (say gee ahdeeuh) noun any flagellate of the genus Giardia, parasitic to the intestines of vertebrates. {New Latin, named after Alfred M Giard, died 1908, French biologist} …
giardia — noun a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans • Hypernyms: ↑flagellate, ↑flagellate protozoan, ↑flagellated protozoan, ↑mastigophoran, ↑mastigophore • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Giardia … Useful english dictionary
Giardia — Genus of flagellate protozoans, found as intestinal parasites of vertebrates. The human intestinal parasite is Giardia lamblia. The cells have a large disc or sucker on their anterior ventral surfaces, by which they attach to the intestinal… … Dictionary of molecular biology
Giardia — noun dʒiˈɑɹdiɑ a) Any of a genus of freshwater diplomonad flagellates. b) Specifically the human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia … Wiktionary
Giardia — n. a genus of parasitic pear shaped protozoa inhabiting the human small intestine. They have four pairs of flagella, two nuclei, and two sucking discs used for attachment to the intestinal wall. Giardia is usually harmless but may occasionally… … The new mediacal dictionary
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
