different between protozoan vs velella

protozoan

English

Etymology

From New Latin Protozoa +? -an

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p???t??z???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?o?t??zo??n/

Noun

protozoan (plural protozoa or protozoans)

  1. (cytology) 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.

Synonyms

  • protozooid
  • protozoon

Hyponyms

  • Thesaurus:protozoan

Translations

Adjective

protozoan (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Derived terms

  • protozoal
  • protozoic

Translations

protozoan From the web:

  • what protozoan causes malaria
  • what protozoans cause disease
  • what protozoa causes malaria
  • what protozoan uses phagocytosis for feeding
  • what protozoan parasite causes malaria
  • what protozoan species causes malaria
  • does protozoa cause malaria


velella

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

velella (plural velellas)

  1. (zoology) Any of the genus Velella of free-floating marine protozoans in family Porpitidae.

Synonyms

  • by-the-wind sailor

Translations

Anagrams

  • Lavelle, Leavell

Phuthi

Verb

-vélélla

  1. to be in a good position/vantage point

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

velella From the web:

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  • what does velella
  • what does velella do
  • velella velella
  • what eats seagrass
  • what eats a blue whale
  • what eats an anemone
  • what eats salps
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