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Definition of Division Protista
1. Noun. Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae.
Exact synonyms: Protista
Group relationships: Kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista
Member holonyms: Protist, Protistan
Generic synonyms: Division
Group relationships: Kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista
Member holonyms: Protist, Protistan
Generic synonyms: Division
Lexicographical Neighbors of Division Protista
Literary usage of Division Protista
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Natural History by John Sterling Kingsley, Elliott Coues (1884)
"... has proposed a third division, Protista, of organized beings to contain forms
which cannot be certainly classed with either the animal or the vegetable ..."
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