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protistan
pro·tist P0616000 (prō′tĭst)n. Any of numerous eukaryotic organisms that are not fungi, plants, or animals and are chiefly unicellular or colonial. Protists that are multicellular do not have cells differentiated into tissues. The protists include the protozoans, certain algae, oomycetes, and slime molds.
[From New Latin Prōtista, former kingdom name, from Greek prōtista, neuter pl. of prōtistos, the very first, superlative of prōtos, first; see per in Indo-European roots.]
pro·tis′tan (-tĭs′tən) adj. & n.pro′tis·tol′o·gy (prō′tĭ-stŏl′ə-jē) n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | protistan - free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modesprotistmicroorganism, micro-organism - any organism of microscopic sizedivision Protista, Protista - eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae |
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Synonyms for protistannoun free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modesSynonymsRelated Words- microorganism
- micro-organism
- division Protista
- Protista
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