cochlosoma

\\ˌkōkləˈsōmə, ˌkä-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kochlos shellfish with a spiral shell + New Latin -soma; akin to Greek konchē mussel — more at conch

: a genus of endocommensal flagellated protozoans known from the intestines of various vertebrates and possibly implicated in diarrheal conditions of young turkeys