sporadin

noun

spo·​ra·​din

ˈspōrədə̇n

plural -s

: a vermiform extracellular fully grown gregarine trophozoite that usually lacks an epimerite compare cephalin

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Sporadina, genus of gregarines, from Greek sporad-, sporas scattered + New Latin -ina

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