Sporozoa

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

noun

1. the protist phylum (or animal class) comprising the sporozoans.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Sporozoa¹

From New Latin; sporo-, -zoa

Example Sentences

In some instances the parasite is always present in the host and some hosts may harbor several different species of Sporozoa.

From Project Gutenberg

The great class of the Protozoa furnish amoebae, members of Sporozoa and Infusoria.

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(b) Others were very sluggish, the parasitic Sporozoa, like the malaria organism which the mosquito introduces into man's body.

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The Sporozoa vary greatly in appearance, organization and life-history.

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The class Sporozoa is divided into five small groups or orders.

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