| NOUN | animal | costia, Costia necatrix | a flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis |
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| Meaning | A flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis. | |
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| Synonym | Costia necatrix | |
| Member of | genus Costia | A genus of flagellate protoctist |
| Broader | flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore | A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages |
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