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adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: protozoon, protozooid, Protozoa
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Broader terms: protist, eukaryote, organism
adjective
of or relating to the Protozoa
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: protozoal, protozoic
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noun
any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: protozoon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protoctist
Narrower terms: sarcodinian, sarcodine, rhizopod, rhizopodan, arcella, difflugia, ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, euglena, flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore, plantlike flagellate, sporozoan
History
From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan.
Across languages
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