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SARCOCYSTIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sarcocystis mean? 

SARCOCYSTIS (noun)
  The noun SARCOCYSTIS has 1 sense:

1. chief genus of the order Sarcosporidiaplay

  Familiarity information: SARCOCYSTIS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SARCOCYSTIS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Chief genus of the order Sarcosporidia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Sarcocystis; Sarcocystis

Hypernyms ("Sarcocystis" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "Sarcocystis"):

sarcocystidean; sarcocystieian; sarcosporidian (parasite of the muscles of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("Sarcocystis" is a member of...):

order Sarcosporidia; Sarcosporidia (imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates)


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