sporozoite
spo·ro·zo·ite
noun \-ˈzō-ˌīt\Definition of SPOROZOITE
: a usually motile infective form of some sporozoans that is a product of sporogony and initiates an asexual cycle in the new host
Origin of SPOROZOITE
New Latin Sporozoa + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite
First Known Use: 1888
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