Coccidia

/kɑkˈɪdiə/ noun

Definition

Plural of coccidium; parasitic protozoans that live inside the intestinal cells of animals and birds, causing disease.

Etymology

From coccus (round shape) + -idia (Greek diminutive suffix); named for their round appearance under early microscopes.

Kelly Says

Coccidia are a major problem for poultry farmers and pet owners—chicks and puppies can die from the diarrhea they cause, which is why coops must be kept obsessively clean.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኮክሲዲያ
ko-k-si-di-ya
ARالعربية
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
BNবাংলা
কক্সিডিয়াম
ko-k-si-di-yam
CACatalà
coccidies
ko-si-di-ez
CSČeština
kokcidie
ko-k-si-di-e
DADansk
coccidier
ko-k-si-di-er
DEDeutsch
Kokzidiose
kok-zi-di-o-se
ELΕλληνικά
κοκκιδία
kok-ki-di-a
ESEspañol
coccidios
ko-k-si-dios
FAفارسی
کوکسیدیا
ku-k-si-di-a
FISuomi
koksidiat
kok-si-di-at
FRFrançais
coccidies
ko-si-di-ez
GUGU
કોક્સિડીયમ
ko-k-si-di-yam
HAHA
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
HEעברית
קוקסידיום
ko-k-si-di-um
HIहिन्दी
कोक्सीडियम
ko-k-si-di-yam
HUMagyar
kokcidia
ko-k-si-di-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
IGIG
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
ITItaliano
coccidie
ko-k-si-di-e
JA日本語
コクシジウム
kokushijūmu
KKKK
кокцидии
kok-si-dii
KMKM
គ្មាន
k-m-an
KO한국어
콕시디움
kok-si-di-um
MRMR
कोक्सीडिया
ko-k-si-di-a
MSBahasa Melayu
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
MYမြန်မာ
ကော့ကော့စီဒီး
ka-u-ka-si-di-di
NLNederlands
coccidie
ko-si-di-e
NONorsk
coccidier
ko-k-si-di-er
PAPA
ਕੋਕਸਿਡੀਆ
ko-k-si-di-a
PLPolski
kokcidia
kok-si-di-a
PTPortuguês
coccídios
ko-si-di-os
RORomână
coccidii
ko-k-si-dii
RUРусский
кокцидии
kok-si-dii
SVSvenska
coccidier
ko-k-si-di-er
SWKiswahili
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
TAதமிழ்
கொக்க்சிடியா
ko-kk-si-di-ya
TEతెలుగు
కొక్కసిడియం
ko-k-ka-si-di-yam
THไทย
โคคไซเดีย
ko-khai-di-ya
TLTL
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
TRTürkçe
koksidiyum
kok-si-di-yum
UKУкраїнська
кокцидії
kok-si-dii
URاردو
کوکسیڈیا
ku-k-si-di-a
VITiếng Việt
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a
YOYO
koksiidi
ko-k-si-idi
ZH中文
鸡小虫
jī xiǎochóng
ZUZU
coccidia
ko-k-si-di-a

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