n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tr ō -f ə - ' z ō - ˌ ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: troph- + zo- + 1 -ite
Date: circa 1909
: a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form
n.
Pronunciation: ˌ tr ō -f ə - ' z ō - ˌ ī t
Function: noun
Etymology: troph- + zo- + 1 -ite
Date: circa 1909
: a protozoan of a vegetative form as distinguished from one of a reproductive or resting form
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012