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microsporidian, n. and a. Zool.|maɪkrəʊspɒˈrɪdɪən|
[f. mod.L. name of order Microsporidia (G. Balbiani 1883, in Jrnl. de Micrographie VII. 349), f. micro- 1 + spore + Gr. dim. suff. -ιδιον.]
A. n. A protozoan parasite affecting arthropods or fishes, belonging to the order Microsporidia.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to a parasite of this kind.
1910Encycl. Brit. IX. 386/1 The genus Myxocystis..has been shown..to be a true Microsporidian. 1912E. A. Minchin Introd. Study Protozoa xvi. 411 The existence of the polar capsule in the Microsporidian spore was discovered by Thélohan. 1930R. R. Kudo in Hegner & Andrews Probl. & Methods of Res. in Protozool. xxxiii. 327 The spore is perhaps the most important stage of a microsporidian from the taxonomic standpoint. 1964T. C. Cheng Biol. Animal Parasites v. 141/1 The infective form of microsporidians is the spore, which is typically covered by a keratinous membrane. 1972Swan & Papp Common Insects N. Amer. 291 Silkworms suffer from fungus, virus, and microsporidian (protozoan) infections. |