Giardia lamblia

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Translingual

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Giardia lamblia cell, SEM

Etymology

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Named after Czech physician Vilém Dušan Lambl (1824–1895) + -ia.

Proper noun

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Giardia lamblia f

  1. A taxonomic species within the family Hexamitidae – a water-borne protozoan intestinal parasite that causes giardiasis in mammals including humans.

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