SPOROZOAN

sporozoan

(noun) parasitic spore-forming protozoan

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

sporozoan (plural sporozoans)

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

Source: Wiktionary



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