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Noun: sporozoite  ,spo-ru'zow,It [N. Amer], ,spó-ru'zow,It or ,spo-ru'zow,It [Brit]
  1. One of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle
    "Sporozoites are the infective stage of malaria parasites"

Derived forms: sporozoites

Type of: sporozoan

Encyclopedia: Sporozoite