"zoocyst" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zoocysts [plural]
Etymology: From zoo- + cyst. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|zoo|cyst}} zoo- + cyst Head templates: {{en-noun}} zoocyst (plural zoocysts)
  1. A kind of encysted rhizopod resembling a sporocyst, except in the thickness and number of the protective layers.

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Alternative forms

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