cytozoon

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noun

A parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell

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Meanings

nouncytozoon (plural cytozoa or cytozoons)

plural cytozoa · plural cytozoons

  1. biologyA parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell

Origin

From cyto- + zoon.

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Translations

Italian citozoo
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APA

cytozoon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytozoon

MLA

“cytozoon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytozoon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cytozoon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cytozoon.

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