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Sporocyst \Spo"ro*cyst\ (-s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? seed + ? bladder.]
1. (Zool.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series
of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various
trematodes and other parasitic worms. The sporocyst
generally develops from an egg, but in its turn produces
other larvae by internal budding, or by the subdivision of
a part or all of its contents into a number of minute
germs. See {Redia}.
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2. (Zool.) Any protozoan when it becomes encysted and
produces germs by sporulation.
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