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Definition of Sporozoa
1. Noun. Strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites.
Exact synonyms: Class Sporozoa
Group relationships: Phylum Protozoa, Protozoa
Member holonyms: Sporozoan, Subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia, Genus Plasmodium, Acnidosporidia, Subclass Acnidosporidia, Cnidosporidia, Subclass Cnidosporidia
Generic synonyms: Class
Group relationships: Phylum Protozoa, Protozoa
Member holonyms: Sporozoan, Subclass Telosporidia, Telosporidia, Genus Plasmodium, Acnidosporidia, Subclass Acnidosporidia, Cnidosporidia, Subclass Cnidosporidia
Generic synonyms: Class
Definition of Sporozoa
1. n. pl. An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.
Definition of Sporozoa
1. sporozoon [n] - See also: sporozoon
Medical Definition of Sporozoa
1. Nonmotile parasitic protozoa. (09 Oct 1997)