gregarine
[ greg-uh-rahyn, -er-in ]
/ ˈgrɛg əˌraɪn, -ər ɪn /
noun
a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.
adjective
having the characteristics of or pertaining to a gregarine or gregarines.
Origin of gregarine
1865–70; < New Latin
Gregarina name of type, equivalent to Latin
gregār(ius) (see
gregarious) +
-īna
-ine1
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Example sentences from the Web for gregarine
A gregarine, Diplocystis, in the haemocoele of the roach, Blaberus craniifer Burm.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches |Louis M. RothFor at last they become an Acinetan or a Gregarine, exactly like the parent-cell from which they arose as embryos.
The Biological Problem of To-day |Oscar Hertwig
British Dictionary definitions for gregarine
gregarine
/ (ˈɡrɛɡəˌriːn, -rɪn) /
noun
any parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida, typically occurring in the digestive tract and body cavity of other invertebrates: phylum Apicomplexa (sporozoans)
adjective Also: gregarinian (ˌɡrɛɡəˈrɪnɪən)
of, relating to, or belonging to the Gregarinida
Word Origin for gregarine
C19: from New Latin
Gregarīna genus name, from Latin
gregārius; see
gregarious
Medical definitions for gregarine
gregarine
[ grĕg′ə-rīn′ ]
n.
Any of various sporozoan protozoans of the order Gregarinida that are parasitic within the digestive tracts of various invertebrates.
adj.
Of or belonging to the order Gregarinida.