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Webster 1913 Edition
Protista
‖
Pro-tis′ta
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr.
πρώτιστοσ
first.] (Zool.)
A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals.
Definition 2024
Protista
Protista
See also: protista
Translingual
Proper noun
Protista
- A taxonomic kingdom within the domain Eukaryota – a diverse group of organisms comprising 45 phyla; they are mostly single cellular, and include some algae, the Protozoa, the slime moulds and the water moulds.
Coordinate terms
Hyponyms
- (kingdom): Biciliata, Sarcomastigota - subkingdoms
protista
protista
See also: Protista
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾo.ˈt͡ʃis.ta/, /pɾo.ˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/, /pɾo.ˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: pro‧tis‧ta
Noun
protista m f (plural protistas)
- (microbiology) protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms of the kingdom Protoctista)