sporozoan

American  

[spawr-uh-zoh-uhn, spohr-] / ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ ən, ˌspoʊr- /

noun

1. any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.

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adjective

1. Also sporozoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.

sporozoan British  

/ ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊən, ˌspɒ- /

noun

1. any parasitic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa (or Sporozoa ), characterized by a complex life cycle, part of which is passed in the cells of the host, and the production of asexual spores: includes the malaria parasite See plasmodium

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adjective

1. of or relating to sporozoans

sporozoan Scientific  

/ spôr′ə-zō′ən /

1. Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans.

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Etymology

Origin of sporozoan

First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -an

Example Sentences

Best account of this group, list of Sporozoan hosts.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur

While regarding the organism as the cause of the disease, Laveran did not at once recognize its animal and Sporozoan nature, but considered it rather as a vegetable, and termed it Oscillaria malariae.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various

Others suffer more or less from the attacks of various Sporozoan parasites.

From Insects and Diseases A Popular Account of the Way in Which Insects may Spread or Cause some of our Common Diseases by Doane, Rennie Wilbur