- genus Piroplasma
- nountype genus of the family Babesiidae• Syn: ↑genus Babesia• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Babesiidae, ↑family Babesiidae
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genus Piroplasma
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genus Babesia — noun type genus of the family Babesiidae • Syn: ↑genus Piroplasma • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Babesiidae, ↑family Babesiidae … Useful english 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
Babesiidae — noun piroplasms and cattle pathogens • Syn: ↑family Babesiidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemosporidia, ↑order Haemosporidia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
family Babesiidae — noun piroplasms and cattle pathogens • Syn: ↑Babesiidae • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family • Member Holonyms: ↑Haemosporidia, ↑order Haemosporidia • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
piroplasm — or piroplasma noun (plural piroplasms or piroplasmata) Etymology: New Latin Piroplasma, genus of piroplasms Date: 1901 babesia … New Collegiate Dictionary
piroplasm — piroplasmic, adj. /pir euh plaz euhm/, n. babesia. [1890 95; < NL Piroplasma a genus of the family, equiv. to L pir(um) PEAR + o O + Gk plásma PLASMA] * * * … Universalium
piroplasm — pir•o•plasm [[t]ˈpɪr əˌplæz əm[/t]] n. vet babesia • Etymology: 1890–95; < NL Piroplasma a genus of the family = L pir(um) pear+ o o + Gk plásma plasma pir o•plas′mic, adj … From formal English to slang
bab|e|si|a|sis — «BAB uh ZY uh sihs», noun. = piroplasmosis. (Cf. ↑piroplasmosis) ╂[< New Latin babesiasis < Babesia genus name of the protozoan (variant of Piroplasma) that causes the disease (< Victor Babes, 1854 1926, a Romanian bacteriologist) +… … Useful english dictionary
pir|o|plas|mo|sis — «PIHR uh plaz MOH sihs», noun. any one of various infectious diseases of cattle, sheep, horses, and other livestock, caused by a protozoan parasite and transmitted by ticks. ╂[< Piroplasma, the genus name of the protozoan (< Latin pirum… … Useful english dictionary
pir|o|plasm — «PIHR uh PLAZ uhm», noun, plural plasms, plas|ma|ta « PLAZ muh tuh». the parasitic protozoan that infects the red blood cells of animals and causes piroplasmosis. ╂[< Piroplasma, the genus name; see etym. under piroplasmosis (Cf.… … Useful english dictionary
