Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A malarial parasite at the stage of development in which it inhabits bodily tissue before invading the red blood cells.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[crypto– + zo(o)– + –ite.]
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