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Main Entry: cri·thid·ia
Pronunciation: kr&-'thid-E-&
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of flagellates of thefamily Trypanosomatidae that are exclusively parasites of invertebrates especially in the digestive tract of insects and that occur typically as elongated forms morphologically like trypanosomes butpass through developmental stages all in a single host in which they are indistinguishable from typical leptomonads and leishmanias
2 a : any flagellate of the genusCrithidia b : any flagellate of the family Trypanosomatidae when exhibiting a typical form of a crithidia
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crithidia cri·thid·i·a (krə-thĭd'ē-ə)
n.
The stage of development of certain flagellate parasites of vertebrates in the insect host, such as the multiplying form of the agent of African sleeping sickness in the tsetse fly.
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