Definition of coccidia in English:
coccidia
plural nounkɒkˈsɪdɪəkäkˈsidēə
Biology Parasitic protozoa of a group that includes those that cause diseases such as coccidiosis and toxoplasmosis.
Suborder Eimeriorina, phylum Sporozoa
Example sentencesExamples
- We added the chemical to the drinking water during the pretreatment period to prevent the spread of coccidia, a common endoparasite of house finches.
- I tested these hypotheses experimentally in a host-parasite system involving wild turkeys and their intestinal protozoal parasites, the eimerian coccidia.
- We tested whether male finches with experimentally elevated testosterone would be more likely to harbor coccidia, protozoan parasites that may cause coccidiosis.
- Drug-resistant coccidia parasites are on the rise, reducing the effectiveness of antibiotics.
- We used fecal egg counts to measure intensity of infection by T. tenuis worms and coccidia.
Derivatives
adjective & noun
Biology Toxoplasma gotidii is an obligate intracellular coccidian protozoan that infects humans, other mammals, and birds.
Example sentencesExamples
- Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite of cats; humans and other warm-blooded animals serve as intermediate hosts.
- Prevalence and intensity analyses included only strongyle and coccidian parasites.
- Many studies have highlighted the emergence of important gastrointestinal coccidian parasites.
- This family includes heteroxenous (two-host life cycle) coccidian parasites that have the ability to form tissue cysts in intermediate hosts.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from modern Latin (former order name), from Greek kokkis, diminutive of kokkos 'berry'.