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Definition of: zoospore

(zōə·spôr, -spōr) noun
1. Bot. A motile spore destitute of any cell wall, produced particularly among some algae and fungi: they move sometimes in an ameboid manner, but more frequently they are provided with cilia, by the lashing of which the spore is propelled through the water.
2. Zool. A flagellate or ameboid motile cell in certain protozoa. [<ZOO- + SPORE]
—zo
o·spor′ic (-spôrik, -sporik), zo·os·po·rous (zō·ospər·əs) adjective

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