Toxoplasma

See also: toxoplasma

Translingual

Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) +‎ πλάσμα (plásma, “anything formed or molded”), referring to its bow-shaped form.

Proper noun

Toxoplasma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Eimeriorina - suborder; Sarcocystidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Toxoplasma gondii - sole accepted species

Descendants

• ⇒ English: toxoplasmosis

References

• Toxoplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Toxoplasma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Toxoplasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• 5810 at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Toxoplasma at World Register of Marine Species
• Toxoplasma at Encyclopedia of Life