genus plasmodium

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Plasmodiidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	protoctist genus,
definition	:	any genus of Protoctista (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	malaria parasite, plasmodium, plasmodium vivax,
definition	:	parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	class sporozoa, sporozoa,
definition	:	strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites (noun.animal)