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sporozoite

[ spawr-uh-zoh-ahyt, spohr- ]
/ ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ aɪt, ˌspoʊr- /
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noun
one of the minute, active bodies into which the spore of certain Sporozoa divides, each developing into an adult individual.
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Origin of sporozoite

First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -ite1
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British Dictionary definitions for sporozoite

sporozoite
/ (ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊaɪt, ˌspɒ-) /

noun
any of numerous small mobile usually infective individuals produced in sporozoans by sporogony
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Scientific definitions for sporozoite

sporozoite
[ spôr′ə-zōīt′ ]

Any of the minute, undeveloped apicomplexans produced by multiple fission of a zygote or spore, especially at the stage just before infection of a new host cell.
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