giardia

gi·ar·di·a   (jē-är'dē-ə, jär'-)    n.  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.]

Main Entry: giar·dia
Pronunciation: jE-'är-dE-&, 'jär-
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of flagellate protozoansinhabiting the intestines of various mammals and including one (G. lamblia syn. Lamblia intestinalis) that is associated with diarrhea in humans
2 : any flagellate ofthe genus Giardia
Giard /zhE-är/, Alfred Mathieu (1846–1908), French biologist. Giard was an all-around naturalist. He was a student of morphology,phylogeny, and ethology and a supporter of both Darwinism and Lamarckism. He investigated a wide range of topics in biology, including regeneration, sexuality, metamorphosis, experimentalparthenogenesis, hybridization, autotomy, and mimicry. The genus Giardia was named in his honor in 1882 by Johann Kunstler.

Giardia Gi·ar·di·a (jē-är'dē-ə)
n.
A genus of flagellated, usually nonpathogenic protozoa that are parasitic in the intestines of vertebrates including humans and most domestic animals.