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Word: Sporozoa
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin (plural), from spore + Greek zōia ‘animals’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌspɒrə(ʊ)ˈzəʊə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a phylum of mainly parasitic spore-forming protozoans that have a complex life cycle with sexual and asexual generations. They include the organisms that cause malaria, babesiosis, coccidiosis, and toxoplasmosis.
Short Definition:phylum of mainly parasitic spore-forming protozoans that have complex life cycle
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