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gi·ar·di·a

(jē-är′dē-ə, jär′-)

Any of various flagellated, usually nonpathogenic protozoa of the genus Giardia that may be parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and most domestic animals.

[New Latin, after Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846-1908), French zoologist.]

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giardia

(dʒaɪˈɑːdɪə)

(Microbiology) bacteriol one of a species of parasite infecting the small intestine of mammals

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giardia - a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore - a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals

genus Giardia - flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

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