sporozoan

American

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

noun

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

adjective

Also sporozoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.

sporozoan British

/ ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊən, ˌspɒ- /

noun

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

of or relating to sporozoans

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sporozoan Scientific

/ spôr′ə-zō′ən /

Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans.

Etymology

Origin of sporozoan

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

Vocabulary lists containing sporozoan

Microbiology - High School

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