Babesiella

noun

Ba·​be·​si·​el·​la

bəˌbēzēˈelə

in some classifications

: a genus of very small bacterialike piroplasms that are usually included in Babesia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Babesia + -ella

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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