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cytozoon

cytozoon noun: a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.

Noun

cytozoon (plural cytozoa or cytozoons)

  1. A parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell

Forms of cytozoon

pluralcytozoa
pluralcytozoons

Origin of cytozoon

From cyto- + zoon.

Questions about cytozoon

What does cytozoon mean?
Cytozoon means a parasite, especially a protozoon, living within a cell.
What part of speech is cytozoon?
Cytozoon is a noun.
What is the plural of cytozoon?
The plural of cytozoon is cytozoa.

Words near cytozoon in the dictionary

  1. cytovaricin
  2. cytoxic
  3. cytoxicity
  4. cytozoa
  5. cytozoic
  6. cytozoon
  7. cytozoons
  8. cytozyme
  9. cytro
  10. cytrometric
  11. cyttid

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