zoo'sporic

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zoospore (ˈzəʊəˌspɔː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  an asexual spore of some algae and fungi that moves by means of flagella
2.  one of several spores produced in a saclike body (sporocyst) by some parasitic protozoans
 
zoo'sporic
 
adj
 
zoosporous
 
adj

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