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sporocyst

spo·ro·cyst
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spawr-uh-sist, spohr-]
    • /ˈspɔr əˌsɪst, ˈspoʊr-/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spawr-uh-sist, spohr-]
    • /ˈspɔr əˌsɪst, ˈspoʊr-/

Definitions of sporocyst word

  • noun sporocyst a walled body resulting from the multiple division of a sporozoan, which produces one or more sporozoites. 1
  • noun sporocyst a stage in development of trematodes that gives rise, asexually, to cercaria. 1
  • noun sporocyst a thick-walled rounded structure produced by sporozoan protozoans, in which sporozoites are formed 0
  • noun sporocyst the saclike larva of a trematode worm that produces redia larvae by asexual reproduction 0
  • noun sporocyst any similar structure containing spores 0
  • noun sporocyst a resting cell giving rise to asexual spores 0

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Origin of sporocyst

First appearance:

before 1860
One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; sporo- + -cyst

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Parts of speech for Sporocyst

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sporocyst popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sporocyst usage trend in Literature

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