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GENUS GIARDIA

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Giardia mean?

• GENUS GIARDIA (noun)
The noun GENUS GIARDIA has 1 sense:

1. flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

Familiarity information: GENUS GIARDIA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS GIARDIA (noun)

Sense 1

genus Giardia ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Giardia" is a kind of...):

protoctist genus (any genus of Protoctista)

Meronyms (members of "genus Giardia"):

giardia (a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans)

Holonyms ("genus Giardia" is a member of...):

order Polymastigina; Polymastigina (small usually parasitic flagellates)

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