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SARCOCYSTIS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcocystis mean?
• SARCOCYSTIS (noun)
The noun SARCOCYSTIS has 1 sense:
1. chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia
Familiarity information: SARCOCYSTIS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis
Hypernyms ("Sarcocystis" is a kind of...):
protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)
Meronyms (members of "Sarcocystis"):
sarcocystidean; sarcocystieian; sarcosporidian (parasite of the muscles of vertebrates)
Holonyms ("Sarcocystis" is a member of...):
order Sarcosporidia; Sarcosporidia (imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates)
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