- any parasitic spore-forming protozoan of the phylum (or class) Sporozoa, several species of which, as plasmodia, cause malaria.
- belonging or pertaining to the Sporozoa.
- any parasitic protozoan of the phylum Apicomplexa (or Sporozoa), characterized by a complex life cycle, part of which is passed in the cells of the host, and the production of asexual spores: includes the malaria parasite
- of or relating to sporozoans
More Definitions
- DWARF CORNEL (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
- TBH (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
- STRETCHER-BEARER (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
- SATURATE (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
- MENACME (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples
- REGRESSIVE ASSIMILATION (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples