coccidiosis

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noun

The disease caused by coccidian infection.

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Meanings

nouncoccidiosis (countable and uncountable, plural coccidioses)

plural coccidioses

  1. countableuncountablemedicineThe disease caused by coccidian infection.

    Nine hens had died in the meantime. Their bodies were buried in the orchard, and it was given out that they had died of coccidiosis.

    1945, George Orwell, chapter VII, in Animal Farm

Translations

Polish kokcydioza
  • kokcydiozathe disease caused by coccidian infection
Portuguese coccidiose
  • coccidiosethe disease caused by coccidian infection
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APA

coccidiosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccidiosis

MLA

“coccidiosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccidiosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coccidiosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coccidiosis.

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