protist en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈproʊtɪst/
Etymology
From translingual Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).
Meanings
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Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
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.
2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 162:
- Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus. ▸ Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge .
- Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus. ▸ Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote .
- Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus. ▸ Any single-celled eukaryote .
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| protists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
protistological · protistal · protistologist · monoprotist · protistology
Synonyms
protistan · protistan · protistan · protistan
Translations (32)
hu protiszta (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · de Protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ja 原生生物 (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · es protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · uk найпростіш (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · pl protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · fi protoktisti (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · cs protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · fi protisti (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · is frumvera (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · sv protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ko 원생생물 (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ru проти́ст (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · io protisto (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · gl protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · et protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · hy պրոտիստ (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · tr protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ga prótaisteach (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · pt protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · it protista (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · kk протист (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · bg протист (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ro protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · cmn 原生生物 (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · fi alkueliö (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · da protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · ka პროტისტი (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · fr protiste (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · eo protisto (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · nl protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms) · vi sinh vật đơn bào (eukaryotic unicellular organisms)