Merozoite
Pronunciation : Mer`o*zo"ite
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A form of spore, usually elongate or falciform, and somewhat amoboid, produced by segmentation of the schizonts of certain Sporozoa, as the malaria parasite.
[Gr. part + Sporozoa.] (Zo?l.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913