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OOKINETE

\ˈuːka͡ɪnˌiːt], \ˈuːka‍ɪnˌiːt], \ˈuː_k_aɪ_n_ˌiː_t]\

Definitions of OOKINETE

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The motile worm-shaped stage of the zygote in certain Protozoa.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

[Greek] The motile worm-shaped stage of the zygote in certain Protozoa (zool.).

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
By J.H. Kenneth

The malarial parasite after the formation of the zygote, when it assumes the form of a motile vermicule with a pointed end, which pierces the epithelium of the stomach of the mosquito. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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