merozoite
noun
mer·o·zo·ite
ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt 
: a sporozoan trophozoite produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
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These red blood cells will release merozoite that will eventually develop into male and female gametocytes.
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Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2014
Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2014
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merozoite
noun
mer·o·zo·ite
ˌmer-ə-ˈzō-ˌīt
: a small amoeboid sporozoan trophozoite (as of a malaria parasite) produced by schizogony that is capable of initiating a new sexual or asexual cycle of development
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