Actinomyxidia

plural noun

Ac·​ti·​no·​myx·​id·​ia

¦ak-tə-nō-(ˌ)mik-ˈsi-dē-ə,

ak-¦ti-nō-

: a small order of cnidosporidian protozoan parasites of worms distinguished by spores with trivalve shells and three polar capsules

actinomyxidian

¦ak-tə-nō-(ˌ)mik-ˈsi-dē-ən

ak-¦ti-nō-

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alteration of Actinomyxida, from actin- + myx- + -ida

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

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