Main Entry: Hae·mo·greg·a·ri·na

Pronunciation: \ˌhē-mō-ˌgreg-ə-ˈrī-nə, ˌhem-ō-, -ˌrē-nə\

Function: noun

: a genus (the type of the family Haemogregarinidae) of sporozoan parasites of the order Coccidia that at different stages of their life cycle parasitize the circulatory system of vertebrates and the digestive tract of invertebrates

—hae·mo·greg·a·rine or he·mo·greg·a·rine \-ˈgreg-ə-ˌrīn, -ˌrēn, -rin\ adjective or noun