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| spo·ro·zo·an [ spàwrə zṓ ən ] (plural spo·ro·zo·ans) |
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parasitic organism: a parasitic single-celled organism protozoan that has alternating sexual and asexual generations and reproduces by means of spores. The malaria parasites are sporozoans. Class Sporozoa.
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| [Late 19th century. < modern Latin Sporozoa< Greek spora "sowing, seed" + zōion "animal"] |
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 spo·ro·zo·an adjective |
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