protozoal, protozoan, protozoic
(adjective) of or relating to the Protozoa
protozoan, protozoon
(noun) any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
Source: WordNet® 3.1
protozoan (plural protozoa or protozoans)
(cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
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protozoan (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.
Source: Wiktionary
Pro`to*zo"an, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the Protozoa.
– n.
Definition: One of the Protozoa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
