"microsporidian" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: microsporidians [plural], microsporidia [plural]
Etymology: Microsporidia + -an Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Microsporidia|an}} Microsporidia + -an Head templates: {{en-noun|s|microsporidia}} microsporidian (plural microsporidians or microsporidia)
  1. Any of many parasites, of the class Microsporidia, considered to be fungi or close relatives of fungi. Wikipedia link: Microsporidia Categories (lifeform): Lifeforms Synonyms: microsporidium Related terms: microsporidial, microsporidiosis

Inflected forms

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