coccidia
noun plural
coc·cid·ia
käk-ˈsid-ē-ə 
1
capitalized
: a large subclass of schizogonic telosporidian sporozoans typically parasites of the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates and including several forms of great economic importance see cryptosporidium, eimeria, haemogregarina
2
: sporozoans of the subclass Coccidia
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“Coccidia.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/coccidia. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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