GENUS SARCOCYSTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Sarcocystis mean? 

• GENUS SARCOCYSTIS (noun)
  The noun GENUS SARCOCYSTIS has 1 sense:

1. chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia

  Familiarity information: GENUS SARCOCYSTIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS SARCOCYSTIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis

Hypernyms ("genus Sarcocystis" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Sarcocystis"):

sarcocystidean; sarcocystieian; sarcosporidian (parasite of the muscles of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("genus Sarcocystis" is a member of...):

order Sarcosporidia; Sarcosporidia (imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates)