- sporozoal
- spo·ro·zo·al
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sporozoal
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sporozoal — adjective see sporozoa … Useful english dictionary
sporozoan — /spawr euh zoh euhn, spohr /, n. 1. any parasitic spore forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria. adj. 2. Also, sporozoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa. [1885 90;… … Universalium
sporozoan — [spō΄rō zō′än΄, spō΄rō zō′ən, spôr΄əzō′än, spôr΄ə zō′ən] n. [< ModL Sporozoa (see SPORO & ZOA + AN] any of a class (sporozoa) of parasitic protozoans that usually pass through phases of both sexual and asexual generation, frequently in… … English World dictionary
sporozoan — noun parasitic spore forming protozoan • Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon • Hyponyms: ↑sporozoite, ↑trophozoite, ↑merozoite, ↑coccidium, ↑eimeria, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
