noun
Meaning 1
The study of protozoa.
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Usage: uncountable
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protozoology
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noun
Meaning 2
The study of protists.
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Usage: uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
the branch of zoology that studies protozoans
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Broader terms: zoology, zoological science
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- French: protozoologie — study of protozoa
- French: protistologie — study of protozoa
- Italian: protozoologia — study of protozoa
- Polish: protozoologia — study of protozoa