Giardia

See also: giardia

Translingual

Giardia intestinalis

Etymology

Named after French biologist Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846–1908) + -ia.

Proper noun

Giardia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hexamitidae – freshwater diplomonad flagellates.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Eozoa – subkingdom; Excavata – infrakingdom; Metamonada – phylum; Eopharyngea – class; Diplomonadida – order; Hexamitidae – family; Giardiinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Giardia agilis, Giardia ardeae, Giardia cati, Giardia cricetidarum, Giardia intestinalis, Giardia microti, Giardia muris, Giardia peramelis, Giardia psittaci - selected species

Further reading

• Giardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Giardia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Giardia at National Center for Biotechnology Information

English

Noun

Giardia (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of giardia