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单词 coccidia
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Definition of coccidia in English:

coccidia

plural nounkɒkˈsɪdɪəkäkˈsidēə
Biology
  • Parasitic protozoa of a group that includes those that cause diseases such as coccidiosis and toxoplasmosis.

    〔生〕球虫

    Suborder Eimeriorina, phylum Sporozoa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We added the chemical to the drinking water during the pretreatment period to prevent the spread of coccidia, a common endoparasite of house finches.
    • I tested these hypotheses experimentally in a host-parasite system involving wild turkeys and their intestinal protozoal parasites, the eimerian coccidia.
    • We tested whether male finches with experimentally elevated testosterone would be more likely to harbor coccidia, protozoan parasites that may cause coccidiosis.
    • Drug-resistant coccidia parasites are on the rise, reducing the effectiveness of antibiotics.
    • We used fecal egg counts to measure intensity of infection by T. tenuis worms and coccidia.

Derivatives

  • coccidian

  • adjective & noun
    Biology
    • Toxoplasma gotidii is an obligate intracellular coccidian protozoan that infects humans, other mammals, and birds.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Toxoplasma gondii is a coccidian parasite of cats; humans and other warm-blooded animals serve as intermediate hosts.
      • Prevalence and intensity analyses included only strongyle and coccidian parasites.
      • Many studies have highlighted the emergence of important gastrointestinal coccidian parasites.
      • This family includes heteroxenous (two-host life cycle) coccidian parasites that have the ability to form tissue cysts in intermediate hosts.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin (former order name), from Greek kokkis, diminutive of kokkos 'berry'.

Definition of coccidia in US English:

coccidia

plural nounkäkˈsidēə
Biology
  • Parasitic protozoa of a group that includes those that cause diseases such as coccidiosis and toxoplasmosis.

    〔生〕球虫

    Suborder Eimeriorina (formerly order or subclass Coccidia), phylum Sporozoa

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I tested these hypotheses experimentally in a host-parasite system involving wild turkeys and their intestinal protozoal parasites, the eimerian coccidia.
    • We tested whether male finches with experimentally elevated testosterone would be more likely to harbor coccidia, protozoan parasites that may cause coccidiosis.
    • We used fecal egg counts to measure intensity of infection by T. tenuis worms and coccidia.
    • Drug-resistant coccidia parasites are on the rise, reducing the effectiveness of antibiotics.
    • We added the chemical to the drinking water during the pretreatment period to prevent the spread of coccidia, a common endoparasite of house finches.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin (former order name), from Greek kokkis, diminutive of kokkos ‘berry’.

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