zoosporic

Variant of zoospore

noun

  1. Bot. an asexual sporangial spore, esp. of certain fungi or algae, capable of independent motion usually by means of cilia or flagella
  2. Zool. a motile flagellate or amoebic reproductive cell arising from a sporocyst in certain protozoans

Origin: zoo- + spore

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