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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Sporozoite

/(spō`rō̇*zō"īt)/ · Spo·ro·zo·ite · IPA /spɒɹəˈzəʊʌɪt/
01 n. In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amoeboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of …
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    In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amoeboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.(Zool.)