sporozoan

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noun

Any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria

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Meanings

nounsporozoan (plural sporozoans)

plural sporozoans

  1. Any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria

Origin

Sporozoa + -an

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sporozoan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporozoan

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“sporozoan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporozoan. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sporozoan,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sporozoan.

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