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Noun: genus Leucocytozoon
  1. A genus of protoctist, containing parasitic protozoa which use blackflies as their definitive host and birds as their intermediate host (Leucocytozoan, Leucocytozoon)
    - genus Leucocytozoan

Type of: protoctist genus

Part of: family Haemoproteidae, Haemoproteidae

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genus Leptospira
genus Leptotyphlops
genus Lepus
genus Lespedeza
genus Lesquerella
genus Leucadendron
genus Leucaena
genus Leucanthemum
genus Leuciscus
genus Leucocytozoan
genus Leucocytozoon
genus Leucogenes
genus Leucothoe
genus Levisticum
genus Lewisia
genus Leycesteria
genus Leymus
genus Liatris
genus Libocedrus
genus Lichanura
genus Ligularia