ALL meanings of sporozoan
spo·ro·zo·an
S s - noun sporozoan any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria. 1
- adjective sporozoan Also, sporozoal. belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa. 1
- noun sporozoan any parasitic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa (or Sporozoa), characterized by a complex life cycle, part of which is passed in the cells of the host, and the production of asexual spores: includes the malaria parasite 0
- adjective sporozoan of or relating to sporozoans 0
- noun sporozoan any of a class (Sporozoa) of parasitic protozoans that usually pass through phases of both sexual and asexual generation, frequently in different hosts, during which sporogenesis takes place, including the organisms that cause malaria and Texas fever 0
- adjective sporozoan of the sporozoans 0