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Protozoon — Pro to*zo [ o]n ( [o^]n), n.; pl. {Protozoa}. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the Protozoa. (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protozoan Zoology — [ˌprəʊtə zəʊən] noun a single celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom Protista, which includes amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, and sporozoans. adjective relating to protozoans. Derivatives protozoal adjective protozoon noun… … English new terms dictionary
protozoan — [prōt΄ō zōän΄, prōt΄ə zō′än΄] n. [< ModL Protozoa, name of the phylum (see PROTO & ZOA) + AN] protozoans or protozoa [prōt΄ə zō′ə] any of a subkingdom (protozoa) of microscopic animals made up of a single cell or a group of more or less… … English World dictionary
protozoon — noun any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic • Syn: ↑protozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑protozoan • Hypernyms: ↑protoctist • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
protozoan — 1. A member of the phylum Protozoa. SYN: protozoon. 2. Relating to protozoa. SYN: protozoal. * * * pro·to·zo·an zō ən n any protist of the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa protozoan adj of or relating to the phylum or subkingdom Protozoa * * * n. a … Medical dictionary
protozoon — SYN: protozoan (1). * * * pro·to·zo·on .prōt ə zō .än n, pl pro·to·zoa PROTOZOAN * * * pro·to·zo·on (pro″to zoґon) pl. protozoґa [proto + Gr. zōon animal] protozoan (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
protozoan — 1. noun 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… … Wiktionary
protozoon — pro•to•zo•on [[t]ˌproʊ təˈzoʊ ɒn, ən[/t]] n. pl. zo•a [[t] ˈzoʊ ə[/t]] mcr protozoan • Etymology: 1860–65; < NL, sing. of Protozoa; see protozoan … From formal English to slang
protozoon — noun (plural protozoa) Etymology: New Latin, from singular of Protozoa Date: circa 1853 protozoan … New Collegiate Dictionary
protozoon — /proh teuh zoh on, euhn/, n., pl. protozoa / zoh euh/. protozoan. [sing. of PROTOZOA] * * * … Universalium
