theront

theront
the·ront (theґront) [Gr. thēr wild beast + on, ontos being] the free-swimming stage or form in the life cycle of certain ciliate protozoa that arises from a tomite and searches (“hunts”) for a new host or food source necessary for the development into the trophont.

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