noun
Meaning 1
A protozoan in the feeding stage of its life cycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
trophozoite
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noun
Meaning 2
a sporozoan in the active feeding stage of its life cycle
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Broader terms: sporozoan
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *thréphō Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek τροφή (trophḗ)bor. English tropho- English -zoite English trophozoite From tropho- + -zoite.
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Translations
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- Spanish: trofozoito — feeing stage in the life cycle of a protozoan