sporont

English

Etymology

1880-85; spor- + Greek ont- (see onto- )

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈspɔɹ ɒnt/, /ˈspoʊɹ ɒnt/

Noun

sporont (plural sporonts)

  1. (biology) (In the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore, developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites

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