genus giardia

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   flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

   Broaderprotoctist genus

   Part ofPolymastigina

Questions about genus giardia

What does genus giardia mean?

genus giardia means "flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates".

Is genus giardia a common word?

genus giardia is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.