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PROTISTA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae
Synonyms:
division Protista; Protista
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Protista" is a kind of...):
division ((botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum)
Meronyms (members of "Protista"):
protist; protistan (free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes)
Holonyms ("Protista" is a member of...):
kingdom Protoctista; Protoctista (in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals)
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