Giardia
See also: giardia
Translingual
Giardia intestinalis
Etymology
Named after French biologist Alfred Mathieu Giard (1846–1908) + -ia.
Proper noun
Giardia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hexamitidae – freshwater diplomonad flagellates.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Excavata - infrakingdom; Metamonada - phylum; Eopharyngea - class; Diplomonadida - order; Hexamitidae - family; Giardiinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Giardia agilis, Giardia ardeae, Giardia cati, Giardia cricetidarum, Giardia intestinalis, Giardia microti, Giardia muris, Giardia peramelis, Giardia psittaci - selected species
Further reading
Giardia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Giardia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Giardia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
English
Noun
Giardia (uncountable)
- Alternative letter-case form of giardia