genus plasmodium

Noun
  1. Type genus of the family Plasmodiidae (synset 101426923)
    is a type of: protoctist genus - any genus of Protoctista
    member holonym: malaria parasite, plasmodium, plasmodium vivax - parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
    belongs to: class sporozoa, sporozoa - strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites

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