PROTOZOA

Protozoa, phylum Protozoa

(noun) in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

PROTOZOAN

protozoan, protozoon

(noun) any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

protozoa

plural of protozoan

plural of protozoon

Source: Wiktionary


Pro`to*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.

Note: The entire animal consists of a single cell which is variously modified; but in many species a number of these simple zooids are united together so as to form a compound body or organism, as in the Foraminifera and Vorticellæ. The reproduction takes place by fission, or by the breaking up of the contents of the body after encystment, each portion becoming a distinct animal, or in other ways, but never by true eggs. The principal divisions are Rhizopoda, Gregarinæ, and Infusoria. See also Foraminifera, Heliozoa, Protoplasta, Radiolaria, Flagellata, Ciliata.

PROTOZOON

Pro`to*zo"ön (-ôn), n.; pl. Protozoa. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of the Protozoa. (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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BODILY

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