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Plasmodiidae

noun

malaria parasites

• Syn: ↑family Plasmodiidae

• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Haemosporidia, ↑order Haemosporidia

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\\ˌplazməˈdīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Plasmodium, type genus + -idae

: a family of sporozoans (order Haemosporidia) that comprises the malaria parasites, is distinguished by alternation between the blood system of vetebrates and the digestive system of mosquitoes, and is usually held to include a single genus (Plasmodium) — see laverania

Useful english dictionary. 2012.