Balantidium

See also: balantidium

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Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βαλαντίδιον (balantídion), diminutive of βαλάντιον (balántion, “bag, pouch, purse”).

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Balantidium n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Balantidiidae – ciliate protozoans causing the disease balantidiasis.

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