Eimeria
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A genus of microscopic intracellular parasites that infect the digestive tract lining of vertebrates and higher invertebrates, causing the disease coccidiosis.
“Eimeria infections remain a leading cause of diarrhoeal disease in commercial poultry farming.”
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coccidium
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