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Meaning of oocyst | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

/ˈəʊəsɪst/

Definitions

A reproductive cell in certain fungi.
archaic
A thick-walled spore in the lifecycle of some parasitic protozoans that develops into sporozoite.

Equivalents

Français oocyste

Examples

“Ross had found in the stomach wall of an Anopheles mosquito the oocysts (eggs) which are the intermediate stage of the Plasmodium life cycle.”

CEFR level

B1

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

Oocyte oocytectomy oocytogenesis OOD oodachi OODL