protozoan

Definition of Protozoan in English :

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Noun

1. protozoan, protozoon

any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic

protozoon

Adjective

2. protozoal, protozoan, protozoic

of or relating to the Protozoa

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Protozoan

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noun

1. Also called: protozoon (ˌprəʊtəˈzəʊɒn ) plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

any of various minute unicellular organisms formerly regarded as invertebrates of the phylum Protozoa but now usually classified in certain phyla of protoctists. Protozoans include flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, amoebas, and foraminifers

adjective also: protozoic

2.

of or relating to protozoans

Protozoan

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noun

1. Word forms: plural ˌprotoˈzoans or ˌprotoˈzoa (ˌproʊtəˈzoʊə ; prōtˌəzōˈə)

any of a subkingdom (Protozoa) of microscopic animals made up of a single cell or a group of more or less identical cells and living in water or as parasites, including ciliates, flagellates, rhizopods, and sporozoans

: sometimes ˌprotoˈzoˌon (ˌproʊtoʊzoʊˌɑn ; prōtˌōzōänˌ; ˌproʊtəˈzoʊˌɑn ; prōtˌəzōˈänˌ) Word forms: plural ˌprotoˈzoons or ˌprotoˈzoa (ˌprotəˈzoʊə ; proˌtəzōˈə)

adjective

2.

of the protozoans

: often ˌprotoˈzoic (ˌproʊtoʊzoʊɪk ; prōtˌōzōik; ˌproʊtəˈzoʊɪk ; prōtˌəzōˈik) or ˌprotoˈzoal

Protozoan

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n. pl. pro·to·zo·ans or pro·to·zo·a (-zōə) also pro·to·zo·ons

Any of numerous chiefly single-celled eukaryotic organisms, most of which move about freely and ingest food, including the amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, and apicomplexans. Protozoans along with certain algae, oomycetes, and some other groups make up the protists.

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