sarcocystoid

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adjective

sar·​co·​cys·​toid

¦särkə¦siˌstȯid

: resembling or related to the genus Sarcocystis

sarcocystoid

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noun

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plural -s

: a sarcocystoid organism

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

New Latin Sarcocystis + English -oid

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