"merozoite" meaning in English

See merozoite in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: merozoites [plural]
Etymology: mero- + zo- + -ite Etymology templates: {{affix|en|mero-|zo-|-ite}} mero- + zo- + -ite Head templates: {{en-noun}} merozoite (plural merozoites)
  1. (biology) A protozoan cell, produced by a sporozoan by merogony, that may become either a meront or a gamont Categories (topical): Biology

Inflected forms

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