noun
unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae
• Member Holonyms: ↑Phytomastigina, ↑subclass Phytomastigina
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noun : any of various organisms constituting the subclass Phytomastigina, having many characteristics in common with typical algae, and being considered usually as protozoans by protozoologists and as algae by algologists
Useful english dictionary. 2012.