Coccidiomorpha
plural noun
Coc·cid·io·mor·pha
\(ˈ)käk¦sidē(ˌ)ō¦mȯrfə, -sidēə¦-\
Definition of Coccidiomorpha
in some classifications
: a subdivision of Sporozoa comprising the schizogonous forms (orders Coccidia and Haemosporidia) and being equivalent to Telosporidia with the gregarines omitted
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Origin and Etymology of coccidiomorpha
New Latin, from coccidi- + -morpha
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