Actinomyxidia
plural noun
Ac·ti·no·myx·id·ia
¦ak-tə-nō-(ˌ)mik-ˈsi-dē-ə,
ak-¦ti-nō-
: a small order of cnidosporidian protozoan parasites of worms distinguished by spores with trivalve shells and three polar capsules
actinomyxidian adjective or noun
¦ak-tə-nō-(ˌ)mik-ˈsi-dē-ən
ak-¦ti-nō-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, alteration of Actinomyxida, from actin- + myx- + -ida
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above