Gregarinae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, plural of Gregarina, on Latin model

Proper noun

Gregarinae

1. (archaic) A taxonomic order within the kingdom Protozoa – allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus, but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they are amoebiform.

Synonyms

• (order): Gregarinida, Gregarinaria

Related terms

• Gregarinasina
• Gregarinia

References

• “Gregarinae”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “Gregarinae”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.