thei·le·ria
n 1 cap : a genus of sporozoan protozoans (family Theileriidae) that includes a parasite (T. parva) causing east coast fever of cattle 2 pl -ri*ae also -rias : any organism of the genus Theileria thei*le*ri*al adj Thei•ler, Sir Arnold (1867-1936), South African veterinary bacteriologist.
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