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spo⋅ro⋅zo⋅an

  [spawr-uh-zoh-uhn, spohr-]
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–noun
1. any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.
–adjective
2. Also, spo⋅ro⋅zo⋅al. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.
Origin:
1885–90; Sporozo(a) + -an
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Main Entry: spo·ro·zo·an
Pronunciation: "spOr-&-'zO-&n, "spor-
Function: noun
: any protozoan of the class Sporozoa —sporozoan adjective
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sporozoan spo·ro·zo·an (spôr'ə-zō'ən) or spo·o·zo·on (-ŏn', -ən)
n.
An organism of the class Sporozoa.

spo'ro·zo'an adj.

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sporozoan   (spôr'ə-zō'ən)  Pronunciation Key 
Any of numerous parasitic protozoans now classified as apicomplexans.
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