sarcocystidean

adjective or noun

sar·​co·​cys·​tid·​e·​an

variants or sarcocystidian

¦särkəsə̇¦stidēən

: sarcosporidian

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Sarcocystid-, Sarcocystis + English -an

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