primite
/ˈprʌɪmʌɪt/Zoology
noun
The anterior member of a pair or series of gregarine sporozoans that are physically attached, especially when in the form of gametocytes prior to fusion and sexual reproduction.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Adam Sedgwick (1854–1913), zoologist. From classical Latin prīmus prime + -ite.