Definition of sporozoid. Meaning of sporozoid. Synonyms of sporozoid

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Definition of sporozoid

sporozoid
Zoospore o"["o]*spore, n. [Zo["o]- + spore.] 1. (Bot.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zo["o]spores are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown, alg[ae]. In certain species they are divided into the larger macrozo["o]spores and the smaller microzo["o]spores. Called also sporozoid, and swarmspore. 2. (Zo["o]l.) See Swarmspore.
Sporozoid
Sporozoid Spo`ro*zo"id, n. [Spore + Gr. ? an animal.] (Bot.) Same as Zo["o]spore.

Meaning of sporozoid from wikipedia

- Sporozoid may refer to a zoospore: The term sporozoid was formerly used in botany in this context. sporozoan (sporozoid protozoan), a member of the Sporozoa...
- The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia; single: apicomplexan) are organisms of a large phylum of mainly parasitic alveolates. Most possess a unique...