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sporozoite
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sporozoite, n.
In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate, sickle-shaped or somewhat amœboid spore, esp. one of those produced by division of the passive spores into which the zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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