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toxoplasma

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
tox-o-plas-ma
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the genus name.

Inflected Forms

toxoplasmata (plural) toxoplasmas (plural)

Derived Forms

antitoxoplasma toxoplasmacidal toxoplasmic

Questions

What does toxoplasma mean?
Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
Where does toxoplasma come from?
From the genus name.

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