gregarine

As nouns the difference between terms and gregarine

is that terms is while gregarine is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

As a noun gregarine

is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

As a verb gregarize is

(biology) to transform solitary insects etc into a swarm or gregaria due to rapid growth in population.

As nouns the difference between invertebrate and gregarine

is that invertebrate is an animal without vertebrae, ie backbone while gregarine is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

As an adjective invertebrate

is lacking a backbone.

As nouns the difference between parasitic and gregarine

is that parasitic is (computing) component of a circuit that does not show up in a circuit's schematic but does show up in the circuit's behavior while gregarine is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

As an adjective parasitic

is pertaining to a biological or symbolic parasite.

As nouns the difference between protozoan and gregarine

is that protozoan is (cytology) any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia while gregarine is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.

As an adjective protozoan

is of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

As nouns the difference between sporozoan and gregarine

is that sporozoan is any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria while gregarine is any of various sporozoan protozoans, that are parasitic in the digestive tracts of some invertebrates.