sporozoan

n.
Any of numerous parasitic protozoans of the class Sporozoa, most of which reproduce sexually and asexually in alternate generations by means of spores. They are frequently transmitted by bloodsucking insects to different hosts, where they cause many serious diseases, such as malaria and coccidiosis.

[From New Latin Sporozōa, class name : SPORO- + -zōa, pl. of -zōon, -zoon.]

sporozoan spo'ro·zo'an adj.

(spôr'ə-zō'ən) or spo·o·zo·on (-ŏn', -ən)
n.

An organism of the class Sporozoa.

spo'ro·zo'an adj.

1. pertaining to the Apicomplexa (previously Sporozoa.
2. an individual of the Sporozoa.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: parasitic spore-forming protozoan

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sporozoe (encellede dyr)

Nederlands (Dutch)
sporendiertje

Français (French)
n. - sporozoaire
adj. - sporozoaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sporentierchen
adj. - Sporozoen-

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σπορόζωα
adj. - των σποροζώων

Italiano (Italian)
sporozoo, sporozoico

Português (Portuguese)
n. - esporozoário (m)
adj. - esporozoário

Русский (Russian)
относящийся к спорам

Español (Spanish)
n. - esporozoo, esporozoario
adj. - esporozoo, esporozoario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sporozoan, parasit
adj. - parasitisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
孢子虫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 孢子蟲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (동물학) 기생적 포자 형성 원생동물

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 胞子虫

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حيي بوغي (صفه) ما يخص الأبواغ, بائغ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ספורוזואן (טפיל)‬

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