sporozoid

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sporozoid \Spo`ro*zo"id\ (-[i^]d), n. [Spore + Gr. zo^,on an
   animal.] (Bot.)
   Same as {Zoospore}.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Zoospore \Zo"o*spore\, n. [Zoo- + spore.]
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   1. (Bot.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by
      the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores
      are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown,
      algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger
      macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also
      {sporozoid}, and {swarmspore}.
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   2. (Zool.) See {Swarmspore}.
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