oocyst

[ oh-uh-sist ]

nounBiology.
  1. the encysted zygotic stage in the life cycle of some sporozoans.

Origin of oocyst

1
First recorded in 1870–75; oo- + -cyst

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British Dictionary definitions for oocyst

oocyst

/ (ˈəʊəˌsɪst) /


noun
  1. an encysted zygote of sporozoan protozoans that undergoes sporogony to produce infective sporozoites

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