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protozoan en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/ (US)
• /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Deriveds

protozoic · protozoal

Translations (7)

tl mulhayin (pertaining to a protozoan) · es protozoario (pertaining to a protozoan) · pl pierwotniakowy (pertaining to a protozoan) · es protozoo (pertaining to a protozoan) · fr protozoaire (pertaining to a protozoan) · ga prótasónach (pertaining to a protozoan) · pt protozoário (pertaining to a protozoan)

protozoan en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/ (US)
• /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan.

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Coordinates

prokaryote · metazoan · metazoan · prokaryote

Deriveds

haematoprotozoan · antiprotozoan · nonprotozoan · hemoprotozoan · haemoprotozoan · hematoprotozoan

Hypernyms

organism · eukaryote · organism · protist · protist · eukaryote

Hyponyms

flagellate · foraminifer · plasmodium · amoeba · ciliate · euglena · peritrich · paramecium · amoeboid · folliculinid · trypanosome · trypanosomatid · cryptosporidium · sporozoan · trophont · falciparum · trophozoite

Meronyms

micronucleus · macronucleus · microneme

Relateds

animalcule · animal

Synonyms

protozoon · protozoan · protozooid · Protozoa · protozooid · protozoon

Translations (24)

ca protozou (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · hu egysejtű (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · ga prótasón (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · fr protozoaire (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · cy protosoad (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · cs prvok (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · af protosoön (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · pt protozoário (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · mk праживотно (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · tl mulhay (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · cmn 原生動物 /原生动物 (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · ru просте́йшее живо́тное (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · pl pierwotniak (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · it protozoo (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · is frumdýr (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · ja 原生動物 (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · fi alkueläin (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · hy նախակենդանի (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · mi hātare pītautahi (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · es protozoario (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · es protozoo (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · vi động vật nguyên sinh (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · ko 원생동물 (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes) · de Protozoon (any of a diverse group of eukaryotes)