Found 2 items, similar to coccidia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Coccidia Coccidia n : an order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: order Coccidia]
English → English (gcide) Definition: coccidia coccidium \coccidium\ n.; pl. coccidia. (Microbiol.) any sporozoan of the order Coccidia, parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates. It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a problem in poultry rearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]