telotroph

noun

telo·​troph

ˈtēlə‧ˌträf,

ˈtel-,

-rȯf

plural -s

: a growing vegetative form of some sporozoans that does not engage in schizogony

Word History

Etymology

tel- entry 2 + Greek trophos feeder

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