different between protista vs protoctist

English

Noun

protista

1. plural of protiston

Anagrams

• Patriots, patriots

Italian

Etymology

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pr?tistos), corresponding to proto- +? -ista.

Noun

protista m (plural protisti)

1. (microbiology) protist

Anagrams

• portasti, spartito, traposti

Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pr?tistos), corresponding to proto- +? -ista.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pr??ti?t?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /p?o.?t??is.t?/
• Hyphenation: pro?tis?ta

Noun

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist (any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant or fungus)

Further reading

• “protista” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “protista” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “protista” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2021.
• “protista” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “protista” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pr?tistos), corresponding to proto- +? -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p?o?tista/, [p?o?t?is.t?a]

Noun

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist

Further reading

• “protista” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Noun

protoctist (plural protoctists)

1. Any of several unicellular protists of the kingdom Protista (formerly Protoctista).

Adjective

protoctist (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to these organisms.

Synonyms

• protoctistan