Protoctist

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Any of various unicellular eukaryotic organisms and their multicellular, coenocytic, or colonial descendants that belong to the kingdom Protoctista according to some taxonomic systems. The protoctists include the protozoans, slime molds, various algae, and other groups. In many new classification systems, all protoctists are considered to be protists.
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  • n. Any of several unicellular protists, of the kingdom formerly named Protoctista but now named Protista
  • adj. Of or pertaining to these organisms
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  • n. any of the unicellular protists
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    microorganism   
    Hyponym
    alga    protozoon    protozoan    algae   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    protoctistan   
     
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