haemosporidian
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haemosporidian
any protozoan parasite of the order Coccidiomorpha, found in the blood corpuscles of vertebrates, and transmitted by invertebrate mites. see MALARIA PARASITE.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005