protozoan

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Noun

protozoan (plural protozoa)

1. (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

• protozoon

Hyponyms

• Wikisaurus:protozoan

Translations

any of a diverse group of eukaryotes

Catalan: protozou (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 原生動物 (zh), 原生动物 (zh) (yuánshēng dòngwù) Czech: prvok (cs) m. Finnish: alkueläin (fi)

German: Protozoon (de) n. Irish: prótasón (ga) m. Polish: pierwotniak (pl) m. Spanish: protozoo (es) m.

Adjective

protozoan (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Derived terms

• protozoal
• protozoic

Translations

Translations

Irish: prótasónach (ga)

Spanish: protozoo (es)