Meaning of SPOROZOA
WordNet Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | [n] strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites |
|
| Websites: | |
|
|
| Synonyms: | | class Sporozoa |
|
| See Also: | | Acnidosporidia, class, Cnidosporidia, genus Plasmodium, phylum Protozoa, Protozoa, sporozoan, subclass Acnidosporidia, subclass Cnidosporidia, subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | \Spo`ro*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. spo`ros a spore +
zo^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase
by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.
|
|
| Websites: | |
|
|
Biology Dictionary |
|
| Definition: | | Nonmotile parasitic protozoa. |
|
| Websites: | |
|
|
|
|