HyperDic: costia_necatrix

English > 1 sense of the expression Costia necatrix:
NOUNanimalCostia necatrix, costiaa flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis
English > Costia necatrix: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA flagellate that is the cause of the frequently fatal fish disease costiasis.
Synonymcostia
Member ofgenus CostiaA genus of flagellate protoctist
Broaderflagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophoreA usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages

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