sporogony
noun
spo·rog·o·ny
spə-ˈrä-gə-nē 
spȯ-
: reproduction by spores
specifically
: formation of spores typically containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequent division of a zygote
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sporogony
noun
spo·rog·o·ny
spə-ˈräg-ə-nē, spȯ-
plural sporogonies
: reproduction by spores
specifically
: formation of spores containing sporozoites that is characteristic of some sporozoans and that results from the encystment and subsequent division of a zygote
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