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Definition of Protozoa
1. Noun. In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers.
Group relationships: Kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista
Member holonyms: Protozoan, Protozoon, Class Sarcodina, Sarcodina, Ciliata, Ciliophora, Class Ciliata, Class Ciliophora, Class Flagellata, Class Mastigophora, Flagellata, Mastigophora, Class Sporozoa, Sporozoa
Generic synonyms: Phylum
Definition of Protozoa
1. n. pl. The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.
Definition of Protozoa
1. Noun. (plural of protozoan) ¹
2. Noun. (plural of protozoon) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Protozoa
1. protozoon [n] - See also: protozoon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Protozoa
Literary usage of Protozoa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Manual of the Common Invertebrate Animals: Exclusive of Insects by Henry Sherring Pratt (1916)
"The Protozoa are minute, aquatic animals which consist each of a single cell.
... "The Protozoa of the Fresh Waters of Connecticut," by HW Conn, Bull. No. ..."
2. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1916)
"RUSSELL and HUTCHINSON maintain that soil protozoa have a marked influence on
bacterial activity, and consequently soil protozoa may be regarded as one of ..."
3. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1921)
"The Protozoa, the lowest group of the animal kingdom, are especially ... It is
hardly possible at present to define accurately the class of Protozoa. ..."
4. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1908)
"The Protozoa, the lowest group of the animal kingdom, are especially ... It is
hardly possible at present to define accurately the class of Protozoa. ..."
5. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1914)
"The Protozoa, the lowest group of the animal kingdom, are especially ... It is
hardly possible at present to define accurately the class of Protozoa. ..."
6. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1914)
"The Protozoa, the lowest group of the animal kingdom, are especially ... It is
hardly possible at present to define accurately the class of Protozoa. ..."
7. A Text-book of General Bacteriology by Edwin Oakes Jordan (1918)
"The Protozoa, the lowest group of the animal kingdom, are especially ... It is
hardly possible at present to define accurately the class of Protozoa. ..."
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