See Also: stercorarian(dictionary)

stercorarian (iou)



stercorarian noun & adjective. M17.
[from Latin stercorarius STERCORARY + -AN.]
A. noun.
A physician following obsolete methods of practice. derog. rare. Only in M17.
= STERCORANIST. rare. Only in E18.
b. adjective. Biology. Designating trypanosomes which occur in the digestive tract of the secondary host, and are transmitted in its faeces. Cf. SALIVARIAN. M20.