infusorigen

noun

in·​fu·​so·​ri·​gen

-rəˌjen

variants or less commonly infusorigene

-rəˌjēn

plural -s

: a reduced individual of certain mesozoans that is formed within the rhombogen and that gives rise to the infusoriform larva

Word History

Etymology

infusori(form) + -gen, -gene

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