Sporozoa

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sporozoa \Spo`ro*zo"a\ (-z[=o]"[.a]), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
     spo`ros a spore + zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)
     An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase
     by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Sporozoa
       n : strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile;
           includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and
           malaria parasites [syn: {class Sporozoa}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporozoan
       n : parasitic spore-forming protozoan
       [also: {sporozoa} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  sporozoa
       See {sporozoan}