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MALARIA PARASITE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
Synonyms:
malaria parasite; plasmodium; Plasmodium vivax
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("malaria parasite" is a kind of...):
sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)
Holonyms ("malaria parasite" is a member of...):
genus Plasmodium (type genus of the family Plasmodiidae)
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