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

EDITOR’S NOTE: We now know that a single-celled sporozoan of the Plasmodium genus causes malaria.

From Scientific American