protistan


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
protistan /prəʊˈtɪst(ə)n/
noun Biology a member of the Protista, a kingdom or large grouping of typically single-celled organisms including the protozoans, slime moulds, and simple algae and fungi. adjective relating to protistans.
– derivatives
protist /ˈprəʊtɪst/ noun,
protistology noun.
– origin from mod. L. Protista, from Gk prōtista, neut. pl. of prōtistos ‘very first’.
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