Home › Words › T › toxoplasmatoxoplasmatoxoplasma means any member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, toxoplasma ranks #16,007 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom the genus name.nounAny member of the genus Toxoplasma of parasitic sporozoans.e.g.“To mingle with others of its kind and produce the next generation of eggs, toxoplasma must find its way to the gastrointestinal tract of a cat.” — 2007 June 26, Natalie Angier, “In Parasite Survival, Ploys to Get Help From a Host”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.toxo 72% match — Toxoplasmosis. vs toxoplasma →toxascarosis 71% match — Any disease caused by the presence of parasites of the genus Toxascaris vs toxoplasma →toxoplasmosis 69% match — A disease, caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans. vs toxoplasma →isosporan 64% match — Any parasite, of the genus Isospora, responsible for isosporiasis. vs toxoplasma →encephalitozoon 62% match — Any protozoa, of the genus Encephalitozoon, responsible for encephalitozoonosis. vs toxoplasma →toxocariasis 62% match — A zoonotic, helminthic infection of humans caused by roundworms of the genus Toxocara. vs toxoplasma →trypanosomatid 60% match — Any protozoan of the order Trypanosomatida. vs toxoplasma →toxifilin 59% match — An actin present in chromists of the genus Toxoplasma vs toxoplasma →