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Noun: sporozoan (sporozoa,sporozoans)
  1. Parasitic spore-forming protozoan
    "Malaria is caused by a sporozoan of the genus Plasmodium"

Derived forms: sporozoa, sporozoans

Type of: protozoan, protozoon

Part of: class Sporozoa, Sporozoa

Encyclopedia: Sporozoan