See Also: salivarian(dictionary)

salivarian (iou)



salivarian adjective. M20.
[from mod. Latin Salivaria subgenus name, use as noun of fem. of Latin salivarius: see SALIVARY, -AN.]
Biology. Designating trypanosomes which occur in the bloodstream of the secondary host, and are transmitted via its mouth when it bites a vertebrate. Cf. STERCORARIAN adjective.