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View synonyms for sporozoan
sporozoan
/ ˌspɒ-; ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊən /
noun
- See plasmodiumany 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
adjective
- of or relating to sporozoans
sporozoan
/ spôr′ə-zō′ən /
- Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sporozoan1
First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -an
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Example Sentences
Others suffer more or less from the attacks of various Sporozoan parasites.
From Project Gutenberg
Coelosporidium blattellae, a new sporozoan parasite of Blattella germanica.
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