Home US English apicomplexan

Definition of apicomplexan in English:

apicomplexan

Pronunciation /ˌeɪpɪkəmˈplɛksən/

adjective

Biology

  • Of or relating to the subphylum or phylum Apicomplexa.

noun

Biology

  • An organism of the subphylum or phylum Apicomplexa.

Origin

1970s; earliest use found in Taxon. From Apicomplexa + -an.