A parasitic protozoan of the order Gregarinida that lives inside the cells or intestines of invertebrate hosts.
From Latin gregarius (gregarious) referring to their clustered behavior within hosts. Entered scientific terminology in the 19th century.
Gregarines are parasites that live their entire lives inside insects without killing them—making them perfectly adapted free-loaders that science only discovered when microscopes became powerful enough.
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