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sporocyst

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sporo-cyst
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop.

noun

A larval stage in many trematode worms.

noun

A structure in Ascosphaera fungi within which the asci form.

Etymology

From sporo- + cyst.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sporocysts (plural)

Derived Forms

pansporocyst sporocystic zoosporocyst

Questions

What does sporocyst mean?
A cyst that develops from a sporoblast and from which sporozoites develop.
Where does sporocyst come from?
From sporo- + cyst.

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