SARCOSPORIDIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sarcosporidian mean? 

• SARCOSPORIDIAN (noun)
  The noun SARCOSPORIDIAN has 1 sense:

1. parasite of the muscles of vertebrates

  Familiarity information: SARCOSPORIDIAN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SARCOSPORIDIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Parasite of the muscles of vertebrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

sarcocystidean; sarcocystieian; sarcosporidian

Hypernyms ("sarcosporidian" is a kind of...):

sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)

Holonyms ("sarcosporidian" is a member of...):

genus Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis (chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia)