BALANTIDIUM
\bˌalantˈɪdi͡əm], \bˌalantˈɪdiəm], \b_ˌa_l_a_n_t_ˈɪ_d_iə_m]\
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A genus of protozoa parasitic in the digestive tract of vertebrate or invertebrate hosts. Asexual multiplication is accomplished by transverse binary fission. Its organisms are ovoidal in shape and have a ciliated covering over the entire body.
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