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Leishmania
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leishmania leishmânia
Translingual
thumb|Promastigotes of Leishmania tropica species
Etymology
mul Scottish pathologist = William Boog Leishman mul ia taxonomic suffix.
Proper noun
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genus family Trypanosomatidae parasitic protozoans, a trypanosome, transmitted by sandflies and which cause disease in humans and other vertebrates
Hypernyms
genus ; Leishmaniinae subfamily - subfamily
Hyponyms
genus Leishmania, Mundinia subgenus, Viannia subgenus - subgenera; Leishmania aethiopica species, Leishmania braziliensis species, Leishmania donovani species, Leishmania major species, Leishmania mexicana species, Leishmania peruviana species, Leishmania tropica species - selected species
Descendants
en leishmania 1
References
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mul taxonomic eponyms
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