First Known Use: circa 1879
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coccidium
noun coc·cid·i·um \käk-ˈsi-dē-əm\
plural -ia \-dē-ə\
Definition of COCCIDIUM
: any of an order (Coccidia) of protozoans usually parasitic in the digestive epithelium of vertebrates
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Origin of COCCIDIUM
New Latin, diminutive of coccus
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