sporont
[ spawr-ont, spohr- ]
/ ˈspɔr ɒnt, ˈspoʊr- /
noun Biology.
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
Words nearby sporont
sporocyte,
sporogenesis,
sporogenous,
sporogonium,
sporogony,
sporont,
sporophore,
sporophyll,
sporophyte,
sporoplasm,
sporopollenin
Example sentences from the Web for sporont
The zygote or sporont is at first capable of movement and known as an ookinete.
Medical definitions for sporont
sporont
[ spôr′ŏnt ]
n.
An organism or a cell produced by sporogony.