Zoocyst

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

  Zoocyst \Zo"o*cyst\, n. [Zoo- + cyst.] (Biol.)
     A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants
     which the contents divide into a large number of granules,
     each of which becomes a germ.
     [1913 Webster]