leucocytozoon

• Существительное, обозначающее род паразитических простейших, поражающих птиц, часто передающихся насекомыми-переносчиками.

A noun referring to a genus of parasitic protozoa that infect birds, often transmitted by insect vectors.

1. Parasitic protozoan in birdsC2formalscientific

   A genus of parasitic protozoans that infect the blood cells of birds, often transmitted by insect vectors.

   Паразитическое простейшее у птиц

   • Leucocytozoon is commonly found in wild and domestic bird populations.
   • The veterinarian diagnosed the duck with a Leucocytozoon infection.
   • Transmission of Leucocytozoon occurs through the bite of black flies.