babesia

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|microbiology|epidemiology}} Any of the [[haematozoon|hematozoa]] of the genus {{taxfmt|Babesia|genus}} that [[invade]]s the [[erythrocyte]]s of living [[mammal]]s, notably including cattle and [[human]]s, causing any of several [[babesioses]].

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