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noun
A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form of independent life, differing from the amoeba, in which nuclei are present
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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History
Ancient Greek κύτος (kútos, “hollow vessel”). Proposed by Ernst Haeckel.
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