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COSTIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis
Synonyms:
costia; Costia necatrix
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("costia" is a kind of...):
flagellate; flagellate protozoan; flagellated protozoan; mastigophoran; mastigophore (a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals)
Holonyms ("costia" is a member of...):
genus Costia (a genus of flagellate protoctist)
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