Definitions

sporozoan

[spawr-uh-zoh-uhn, spohr-] / ˌspɔr əˈzoʊ ən, ˌspoʊr- /

NOUN

protozoan

Synonyms

STRONG

ameba amoeba cell ciliate euglena flagellate organism paramecium plasmodium stentor

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EDITOR’S NOTE: We now know that a single-celled sporozoan of the Plasmodium genus causes malaria.

From Scientific American