Sporozoan Definition
spôrə-zōən
noun
Any of a class (Sporozoa) of parasitic protozoans, including the organisms that cause malaria and Texas fever, that usually pass through phases of both sexual and asexual generation, frequently in different hosts, during which sporogenesis takes place.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of the sporozoans.
Webster's New World
Origin of Sporozoan
From New Latin Sporozōa former class name sporo– -zōa pl. of -zōon -zoon
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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