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cephalont
cephalont Zool. (ˈsɛfələnt) [f. cephal- + Gr. ὀντ-, ὤν, pres. pple. of εἶναι to be, exist.] A protozoan parasite at the stage of development in which an epimerite is attached to the anterior cyst.1885 Encycl. Brit. XIX. 854/1 The epimerite serves to attach the parasite to its host... The phase in wh...
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cephalin
▪ I. cephalin1 Zool. (ˈsɛfəlɪn) [ad. F. céphalin (A. Schneider 1875, in Arch. Zool. Exp. Gen. IV. 518), f. Gr. κεϕαλή head + -in1.] = cephalont.1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 858 A Polycystid possessing all three segments is known as a Cephalin or Cephalont. 1912 E. A. Minchin Introd. Study Pro...
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sporont
sporont Zool. (ˈspɒrɒnt, spəˈrɒnt) [f. sporo- + Gr. ὀντ-, ὤν, pres. pple. of εἶναι to be, exist.] A protozoan cell at a stage of the life cycle following syngenesis and preceding the formation of spores.1885 [see cephalont]. 1900 Jrnl. R. Microsc. Soc. 337 The macrogametes are fertilised by microgam...
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polycystid
polycystid Zool. (pɒlɪˈsɪstɪd) [f. mod.L. Polycystid-ea (neut. pl.), as polycystine: see -id.] A member of the order Polycystidea of Gregarines, having the body divided into three (rarely two) segments.1888 Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 858 A Polycystid possessing all three segments is known as a C...
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