Translingual

Giardia lamblia.

Etymology

Named in honor of Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846-1908), a French biologist.

Proper noun

Giardia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hexamitidae – freshwater diplomonad flagellates.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Excavata - infrakingdom; Metamonada - phylum; Eopharyngea - class; Diplomonadida - order; Hexamitidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): For species see Giardia#Systematics on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Noun

Giardia ‎(uncountable)

1. The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.
2. Giardiasis, the disease caused by the parasite.

Derived terms

• giardiasis

Translations

English

Noun

giardia ‎(uncountable)

1. The human intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia.

See also

• giardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• giardia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies