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protozoan

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Adjective, Noun

HYPHEN

pro=to=zo=an

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun protozoan has 1 sense

protozoan(n = noun.animal) protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic; Array

is a kind of protoctist

is a member of phylum protozoa, protozoa

has particulars: sarcodine, sarcodinian, rhizopod, rhizopodan, arcella, difflugia, ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, euglena, flagellate, flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore, plantlike flagellate, sporozoan

has parts: cytostome

Adjective protozoan has 1 sense

protozoan(a = adj.pert) protozoal, protozoic - of or relating to the Protozoa; Array

Derived form noun protozoon₁

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CIDE DICTIONARY

protozoan, a.

Of or pertaining to the Protozoa. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

protozoan, n. & adj.
--n. (also protozoon) (pl. protozoa or protozoans) any usu. unicellular and microscopic organism of the subkingdom Protozoa, including amoebae and ciliates.
--adj. (also protozoic) of or relating to this phylum.

Derivative

protozoal adj.

Etymology

mod.L (as PROTO-, Gk zoion animal)

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