ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈzōˌīt noun
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Etymology: New Latin sporozo on + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite
: a small usually motile and elongate infective stage of some sporozoans that is introduced into a definitive host by an intermediate host or by escape from a spore, is a product of sexual reproduction, and initiates an asexual cycle in the new host