Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gregarine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gre-garine
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

Etymology

From Latin gregārius (“herd-like”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: gregārius

Inflected Forms

gregarines (plural)

Derived Forms

eugregarine

Questions

What does gregarine mean?: Any of various sporozoan protozoans (subclass Gregarinasina) that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.
Where does gregarine come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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