2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: coccidium \coccidium\ n.; pl. {coccidia}. (Microbiol.) any sporozoan of the order {Coccidia}, parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates. It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a problem in poultry rearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: coccidium n : parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates [syn: {eimeria}]
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