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Definition of Zoöcyst
1. Noun. A variety of encysted rhizopods resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layer. ¹
2. Noun. (biology) A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants which the contents divide into a large number of granules, each of which becomes a germ. ¹
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