Naegleria

Nae·gle·ria

noun \nā-ˈglir-ē-ə\

Definition of NAEGLERIA

: a genus of diphasic ameboid protozoans that are characterized by a predominate ameboid stage and a minute flagellate stage with two flagella, that occur especially in stagnant water and are often coprozoic, and that include one (N. fowleri) causing meningoencephalitis in humans