noun
any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
• Syn: ↑protozoan
• Derivationally related forms: ↑protozoan
• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist
• Hyponyms:
↑sarcodinian, ↑sarcodine, ↑rhizopod, ↑rhizopodan, ↑arcella, ↑difflugia, ↑ciliate, ↑ciliated protozoan, ↑ciliophoran, ↑euglena, ↑flagellate, ↑flagellate protozoan, ↑flagellated protozoan, ↑mastigophoran, ↑mastigophore, ↑plantlike flagellate, ↑sporozoan
• Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑phylum Protozoa
• Part Meronyms: ↑cytostome
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protozoan.
[sing. of PROTOZOA]
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protozōˈan or protozōˈon noun (pl protozōˈans and protozōˈa)
A member of the Protozoa
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Main Entry: ↑Protozoa
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protozoon see ↑protozoan above
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Main Entry: ↑Protozoa
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protoˈzoonsing. of Protozoa.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.