- genus Hexamita
- nounflagellates free-living or parasitic in intestines of birds• Syn: ↑Hexamita• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina
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genus Hexamita
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Hexamita — noun flagellates free living or parasitic in intestines of birds • Syn: ↑genus Hexamita • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Polymastigina, ↑order Polymastigina * * * hekˈsaməd.ə … Useful english dictionary
Hexamita — Hex·am·i·ta hek sam ət ə n a genus (the type of the family Hexamitidae) of binucleate zooflagellates that include free living forms as well as intestinal parasites of birds (as H. meleagridis) and of salmonid fishes (as H. salmonis) that are… … Medical 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
Grewia hexamita — ID 37939 Symbol Key GRHE7 Common Name N/A Family Tiliaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Cultivated, or not in the U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit N/A … USDA Plant Characteristics
hexamitid — I. (ˈ)hek|saməd.ə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Hexamitidae, family of zooflagellates, from Hexamita, type genus + idae : of or relating to the genus Hexamita or family Hexamitidae II. noun ( s) : a member of the genus … Useful english dictionary
order Polymastigina — noun small usually parasitic flagellates • Syn: ↑Polymastigina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zoomastigina, ↑subclass Zoomastigina • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
Polymastigina — noun small usually parasitic flagellates • Syn: ↑order Polymastigina • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Zoomastigina, ↑subclass Zoomastigina • Member Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
hexamitiasis — hex·am·i·ti·a·sis hek .sam ə tī ə səs n infestation with or disease caused by flagellates of the genus Hexamita * * * hex·am·i·ti·a·sis (heks am″ĭ tiґə sis) infection of birds, rodents, or fish with protozoa of the genus Hexamita; … Medical dictionary
hexamitiasis — hekˌsaməˈtīəsə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: New Latin, from Hexamita + iasis : infestation with or disease caused by flagellates of the genus Hexamita … Useful english dictionary
pit disease — noun Etymology: pit (I) : an often fatal disease of oysters resulting from the presence of flagellates of the genus Hexamita in the blood stream and involving embolism and destruction of tissues … Useful english dictionary
