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trophont

trophont noun: the adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

Noun

trophont (plural trophonts)

  1. The adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

Synonyms of trophont

Forms of trophont

pluraltrophonts

Origin of trophont

Analysable as tropho- + -ont.

Questions about trophont

What does trophont mean?
Trophont means the adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.
What part of speech is trophont?
Trophont is a noun.
What is the plural of trophont?
The plural of trophont is trophonts.

Words near trophont in the dictionary

  1. trophoneurosis
  2. trophoneurotic
  3. Trophonian
  4. trophonid
  5. trophonids
  6. trophont
  7. trophonts
  8. trophophase
  9. trophophases
  10. trophophasic
  11. trophophore

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