Etymology

sporozoid

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Today it means: A zoospore. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ζῴδιον
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromζῴδιον“animal”
  2. English todaysporozoid

From sporo- + Ancient Greek ζῴδιον (zōídion, “animal”).

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