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trophozoite

[ trof-uh-zoh-ahyt, troh-fuh- ]

noun

, Zoology.
  1. a protozoan in the metabolically active growth stage.


trophozoite

/ ˌtrɒfəˈzəʊaɪt /

noun

  1. the form of a sporozoan protozoan in the feeding stage. In the malaria parasite this stage occurs in the human red blood cell Compare merozoite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trophozoite1

First recorded in 1905–10; tropho- + -zo(on) + -ite 1
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Example Sentences

More than two spores, generally very many, are produced typically by each individual trophozoite.

The trophozoite produces numerous pansporoblasts, each of which gives rise to many spores.

When fully grown, the trophozoite (now a schizont) undergoes schizogony.

The trophozoite is now large and full-grown, and has become rounded and ready for schizogony.

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