"gregarine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gregarines [plural]
Etymology: From Latin gregārius (“herd-like”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|gregārius|t=herd-like}} Latin gregārius (“herd-like”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} gregarine (plural gregarines)
  1. Any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates. Wikipedia link: Gregarinasina Categories (lifeform): Parasites
    Sense id: en-gregarine-en-noun-cUtylQIE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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