sporozoan

Noun

Meaning

sporozoan (plural sporozoans)

Any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

plasmodium protozoan ciliate stentor

Hypernyms

protozoan protozoon

Hyponyms

plasmodium gregarine actinomyxidian

Derivatives

sporozoa

Close letter words and terms

sporotrichotic sporous sporozoa sporozoid sporozoite sporozoitic