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- noun A
disease ofbirds , particularlychickens andturkeys , caused byparasitic infection with aprotozoan , Histomonas meleagridis.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Histomonas, genus of zooflagellates (histo– + Greek monas, monad; see monad) + –iasis.]
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