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protistology

English

Etymology

protist +? -ology

Noun

protistology (uncountable)

  1. (biology) The scientific study of protists.

Synonyms

  • protozoology

Translations

protistology From the web:

  • what does protistology mean


protist

English

Etymology

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek ????????? (pr?tistos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?pro?t?st/

Noun

protist (plural protists)

  1. (microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms including protozoans, slime molds and some algae; historically grouped into the kingdom Protoctista.
    Synonym: protistan
    1. single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges [to 1959]
    2. single-celled eukaryotes and prokaryotes [1959–1969]
    3. single-celled eukaryotes [since 1969]

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  • tropist

Romanian

Etymology

From French protiste

Noun

protist n (plural protiste)

  1. protist

Declension

protist From the web:

  • what protist causes malaria
  • what protist uses cilia to move
  • what protist causes african sleeping sickness
  • what protist is photosynthetic
  • what protist causes red tide
  • what protist uses flagella to move
  • what protist causes dysentery
  • what protists are autotrophic
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