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sporozoan

[spawr-uh-zoh-uhn, spohr-]

noun

  1. any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.

adjective

  1. Also sporozoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.

sporozoan

/ ˌspɔːrəˈzəʊən, ˌspɒ- /

noun

  1. any parasitic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa (or Sporozoa ), characterized by a complex life cycle, part of which is passed in the cells of the host, and the production of asexual spores: includes the malaria parasite See plasmodium

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to sporozoans

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

sporozoan

  1. Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of sporozoan1

First recorded in 1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -an
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EDITOR’S NOTE: We now know that a single-celled sporozoan of the Plasmodium genus causes malaria.

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