Neosporidia

plural noun

Neo·​spo·​rid·​ia

¦nē(ˌ)ōspə¦ridēə

in some classifications

: a division of Sporozoa including Cnidosporidia and Acnidosporidia

neosporidian

-ēən

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ne- + -sporidia

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