Cyclospora Definition

sīklə-spôrə
noun
Any of a genus (Cyclospora) of sporozoa, esp. one (Cyclospora cayetanensis) that causes an intestinal disease similar to cryptosporidiosis.
Webster's New World

Origin of Cyclospora

  • New Latin genus name Greek kyklo- cyclo- Greek sporā seed (in reference to the two round sporocysts in the oocyst of the type species)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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