cryptosporidium
/ˌkrɪptəʊspɒˈrɪdɪəm/noun
1- a parasitic coccidian protozoan found in the intestinal tract of many vertebrates, where it sometimes causes disease隐孢子虫。
1.1
- Genus Cryptosporidium, phylum Sporozoa.隐孢子虫属, 孢子虫门。
词源
early 20th cent.: from CRYPTO- 'concealed' + modern Latin sporidium 'small spore'.