Definitions for: Sporozoite

[n] one of the minute active bodies into which sporozoans divide in one stage of their life cycle

Webster (1913) Definition: Spo`ro*zo"ite, n. (Zo["o]l.)
In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate,
sickle-shaped or somewhat am[oe]boid spore, esp. one of those
produced by division of the passive spores into which the
zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.

See Also: sporozoan