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2024
oocyst
oocyst
English
Noun
oocyst
(
plural
oocysts
)
A thick-walled
structure
under a
mosquito
's outer
gut
lining
, formed by an
ookinete
A reproductive
cell
in certain
fungi
Translations
a reproductive cell in certain fungi
French:
oocyste
(fr)
m
Etymology
oo-
+
cyst
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