trophont

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noun

The adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

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protozoitetrophic celltrophozoitevegetative cell
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Meanings

nountrophont (plural trophonts)

plural trophonts

  1. biologyThe adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

    Synonyms: protozoite, trophic cell, trophozoite, vegetative cell

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

Similar
protozoitetrophic celltrophozoitevegetative cell
Also see
protozoitetrophic cell

Origin

Analysable as tropho- + -ont.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Thropton
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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