\Spo"ro*cyst\, n. [Gr. ? seed + ? bladder.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a
   series of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of
   various trematodes and other parasitic worms. The
   sporocyst generally develops from an egg, but in its turn
   produces other larv[ae] by internal budding, or by the
   subdivision of a part or all of its contents into a number
   of minute germs. See {Redia}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any protozoan when it becomes encysted produces
   germs by sporulation.