merozoite

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noun

A protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont

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Meanings

nounmerozoite (plural merozoites)

plural merozoites

  1. biologyA protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont

Origin

From mero- + -zoite.

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APA

merozoite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merozoite

MLA

“merozoite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merozoite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merozoite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merozoite.

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