n pl :  a subclass of the class Sporozoa comprising parasitic protozoans that form spores or filaments which contain one or more infective sporozoites and including the orders Gregarinida, Coccidia, and Haemosporidia telo*spo*rid*i*an adj 
 
   
 
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