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Noun: malaria parasite
  1. Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
    "The mosquito transmitted the malaria parasite to the victim";
    - plasmodium, Plasmodium vivax

Derived forms: malaria parasites

Type of: sporozoan

Part of: genus Plasmodium

Encyclopedia: Malaria parasite