MALARIA PARASITE
\malˈe͡əɹi͡ə pˈaɹəsˌa͡ɪt], \malˈeəɹiə pˈaɹəsˌaɪt], \m_a_l_ˈeə_ɹ_iə p_ˈa_ɹ_ə_s_ˌaɪ_t]\
Definitions of MALARIA PARASITE
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Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (syn. Haematozoon) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria.
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Any of several minute protozoans of the genus Plasmodium (syn. Haematozoon) which in their adult condition live in the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles (which see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of the mosquito, produce malaria.
By Noah Webster.
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