oocyst

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Pronunciation

IPA /ˈəʊəsɪst/

Noun

oocyst noun

A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
A thick-walled structure of a parasitic protozoan, that develops into sporozoite.

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Synonyms

residuum sporulated mitospore conidium oömycete blastomycete zoöcyst mycocecidium ostiole oomycete sporocarp oocyte aboospore oomycote cytocyst oogonium

Rhymes

loosest sprucest zoocyst tissue cyst

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