zoocyst

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noun

A kind of encysted rhizopod resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layers.

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Meanings

nounzoocyst (plural zoocysts)

plural zoocysts

  1. A kind of encysted rhizopod resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layers.

Origin

From zoo- + cyst.

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APA

zoocyst. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoocyst

MLA

“zoocyst.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoocyst. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoocyst,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoocyst.

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