Haematozoon

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl.
     {H[ae]matozoa} (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,
     blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)
     A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:
     (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus {Filaria},
         sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,


         etc.
     (b) The trematode, {Bilharzia h[ae]matobia}, which infests
         the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often
         causing death.
         [1913 Webster]