'Coccidia' definitions:
Definition of 'Coccidia'
From: WordNet
noun
An order in the subclass Telosporidia [syn: Coccidia, order Coccidia]
Definition of 'coccidia'
From: GCIDE
- coccidium \coccidium\ n.; pl. coccidia. (Microbiol.) any sporozoan of the order Coccidia, parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates. It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a problem in poultry rearing. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]