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trophozoite definition

tropho·zo·ite (träf′ə zō′īt′)

noun

a protozoan, esp. of certain parasitic species, in the feeding and growing stage in contrast with the reproductive and infective stages

Etymology: tropho- + zo- + -ite

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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