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Thesaurus: sporozoite

one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle

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  1. n. one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
  2. In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle- shaped or somewhat amoboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.
  3. In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amoboid spore, esp. one of those produced bydivision of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. Thesporozoites reproduce asexually.
  4. n one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle