coccidium

noun

coc·cid·i·um | \käk-ˈsi-dē-əm

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plural coccidia\-dē-ə \

Definition of coccidium

: any of an order (Coccidia) of protozoans usually parasitic in the digestive epithelium of vertebrates

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