protistan

protistan
[prəʊ'tɪst(ə)n]
noun Biology a member of the Protista, a kingdom or large grouping of typically single-celled organisms including the protozoans, slime moulds, and simple algae and fungi.
adjective relating to protistans.
Derivatives
protist 'prəʊtɪst noun
protistology noun
Origin
from mod. L. Protista, from Gk prōtista, neut. plural of prōtistos 'very first'.

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