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View synonyms for sporozoan

sporozoan

[ spawr-uh-zoh-uhn, spohr- ]

noun

  1. any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.


adjective

  1. Also sporo·zoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.

sporozoan

/ ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊən; ˌspɒ- /

noun

  1. any parasitic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa (or Sporozoa ), characterized by a complex life cycle, part of which is passed in the cells of the host, and the production of asexual spores: includes the malaria parasite See plasmodium
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of or relating to sporozoans
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sporozoan

/ spôr′ə-zōən /

  1. Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans .


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Word History and Origins

Origin of sporozoan1

First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -an
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Example Sentences

Others suffer more or less from the attacks of various Sporozoan parasites.

Coelosporidium blattellae, a new sporozoan parasite of Blattella germanica.

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