-zoite, suffix|ˈzəʊaɪt|[f.Gr. ζῷ-ον animal + -ite1.]A word-forming element used in zoological terms in the sense ‘spore’, as in merozoites.v. mero-1, tachyzoites.v. tachy-.
-zoite/ˈzəʊʌɪt/suffix.
ORIGIN: from Greekzōion animal + -ite1.
Zoology. Forming nouns denoting (esp. infective) stages in the life cycles of protozoan parasites, as merozoite, sporozoite, tachyzoite, trophozoite, etc.