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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From translingual Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
protist (plural protists)
- (microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.
- 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 162:
- Besides the hundreds or thousands of metres of fungal mycelium in a teaspoon of healthy soil, there are more bacteria, protists, insects and arthropods than the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth.
- Synonym: protistan
- Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge [to 1959].
- Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote [1959–1969].
- Any single-celled eukaryote [since 1969].
Usage notes[edit]
- As cladistics and phylogenetics became increasingly emphasised in modern taxonomy, Protista was revealed to be an artificial grouping of several independent clades, and its use as a formal taxon was gradually abandoned. For more information, see Protist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- The study of protists is termed protistology.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
eukaryotic unicellular organisms
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
protist m (plural protisten)
- protist (unicellular organism)
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French protiste.
Noun[edit]
protist n (plural protiste)
Declension[edit]
Declension of protist
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) protist | protistul | (niște) protiste | protistele |
genitive/dative | (unui) protist | protistului | (unor) protiste | protistelor |
vocative | protistule | protistelor |
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