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sporozoan

sporozoan noun: any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria.

Noun

sporozoan (plural sporozoans)

  1. Any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria

sporozoan meaning in Tamil

sporozoan in Tamil

சிதல் வித்துயிரிசார்ந்த, சிதல் வித்துயிரி

Forms of sporozoan

pluralsporozoans

Origin of sporozoan

Sporozoa + -an

Questions about sporozoan

What does sporozoan mean?
Sporozoan means any of many parasitic protozoans, of the class Sporozoa, that reproduce alternately sexually and asexually via spores; they are responsible for diseases such as malaria.
What is sporozoan in Tamil?
Sporozoan in Tamil is சிதல் வித்துயிரிசார்ந்த, சிதல் வித்துயிரி. See Sporozoan meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sporozoan?
Sporozoan is a noun.
What is the plural of sporozoan?
The plural of sporozoan is sporozoans.

Words near sporozoan in the dictionary

  1. sporotrichoid
  2. sporotrichoses
  3. sporotrichosis
  4. sporotrichotic
  5. sporous
  6. sporozoan
  7. sporozoans
  8. sporozoid
  9. sporozoids
  10. sporozoite
  11. sporozoites

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