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family Plasmodiidae

family Plasmodiidae

9.9
A group of tiny parasites that cause malaria and spread to people by mosquito bites
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli plæzˈmɒdiˌiːdeɪ/
  • Specialized
: familia Plasmodiidae
  • The family Plasmodiidae includes the organisms responsible for causing malaria in humans.

Examples

  • Scientists study the family Plasmodiidae to understand how malaria spreads and how to prevent infection.

  • Members of the family Plasmodiidae are responsible for the transmission of malaria through mosquito bites.

  • Members of the family Plasmodiidae are transmitted to humans by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

  • The family Plasmodiidae causes malaria.

  • The family Plasmodiidae is important.

  • The family Plasmodiidae includes several species that can lead to severe illness in humans.

  • Research on the family Plasmodiidae has revealed new ways to combat malaria effectively.

Synonyms

Plasmodiidae
vsfamily Plasmodiidae
  • Specialized
9.9

A family of tiny one-celled parasites that cause malaria

is the same family term but expressed as a formal family label

Surface Forms

family Plasmodiidae singular
families Plasmodiidae plural

Morphology

family + Plasmodiidae

The meaning is directly compositional: 'family' as a taxonomic grouping combined with the taxon name 'Plasmodiidae' yields 'the taxonomic family called Plasmodiidae'. This is a standard scientific naming pattern (family + name) found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

Family Plasmodiidae comes from how scientists group living things: family names a set of related species and Plasmodiidae is the group name for a set of tiny parasites. So, family Plasmodiidae means the group of parasites that includes the ones that cause 'malaria'.