dizoic

\(ˈ)dī|zōik\ adjective

Etymology: di- + -zoic

: having two young — used of a sporocyst containing two sporozoites

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dizoic, a. Zool.

(daɪˈzəʊɪk)

[f. Gr. δι-, di-² + ζῷον animal + -ic.]

Producing two young; applied to a spore producing two sporozoites.

[see polyzoic a. 1 b]. [see monozoic a. 2].