- unicapsula
- \\|yünə+\ noun
Usage: capitalized: a genus of myxosporidian parasites — see wormy halibut
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
unicapsula
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unicapsula — uni·capsula … English syllables
wormy — 1) infested with parasitic worms 2) a disease of the musculature of halibut from cysts of Myxosporidea such as Unicapsula … Dictionary of ichthyology
myxosporidian — ▪ protozoan order any parasite of the phylum Myxosporidia, also called Myxospora, traditionally placed in the kingdom Protista. The Myxosporidia are characterized by complex spores having at least one infective amoeboid sporoplasm and one… … Universalium
wormy halibut — noun : Pacific halibut infected with a myxosporidian protozoan (Unicapsula muscularis) that invades the muscle fibers and forms long swollen cysts which make the flesh unsuitable for table use … Useful english dictionary
