What is "protozoan" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does protozoan mean in English? Meaning of protozoan definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "protozoan" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "protozoan": any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic

Noun

  • Meaning: any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
  • Synonyms: protozoan protozoon
  • Hyponyms: arcella ciliate ciliated protozoan ciliophoran difflugia euglena flagellate flagellate protozoan flagellated protozoan mastigophoran mastigophore plantlike flagellate rhizopod rhizopodan sarcodine sarcodinian sporozoan
  • Hypernyms: protoctist
  • Part Holonyms: cytostome
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌpɹoʊtəˈzoʊən/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌpɹəʊtəˈzəʊən/

    Meaning of "protozoan": of or relating to the Protozoa

    Adjective

  • Meaning: of or relating to the Protozoa
  • Synonyms: protozoal protozoan protozoic
  • Pronunciation in US: /ˌpɹoʊtəˈzoʊən/

    Pronunciation in UK: /ˌpɹəʊtəˈzəʊən/

  • Adjective: (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.
  • Synonyms:

    cell, flagellate, organism, plasmodium, ameba, euglena, paramecium, ciliate, amoeba, sporozoan, stentor,

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    protozoan in English: protozoan
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