Translingual

Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii.

Proper noun

Toxoplasma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic sporozoans that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Toxoplasma gondii (species)

Derived terms

• (English): toxoplasmosis

English

Noun

toxoplasma ‎(plural toxoplasmas)

1. Any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.
   • 2007 June 26, Natalie Angier, “In Parasite Survival, Ploys to Get Help From a Host”, in New York Times:

     To mingle with others of its kind and produce the next generation of eggs, toxoplasma must find its way to the gastrointestinal tract of a cat.