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語源

From translingual Protozoa +‎ -an, equivalent to proto- +‎ -zoan.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/
• (米国発音) IPA: /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/
• 韻: -əʊən
• ハイフネーション: pro‧to‧zo‧an

名詞

protozoan (plural protozoa or protozoans)

1. (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

   Synonyms: protozoon, protozooid, Protozoa (formerly taxonomic name)

   Hypernyms: protist < eukaryote < organism

   Hyponyms: see Thesaurus:protozoan

   Coordinate terms: metazoan (eukaryotic, multicellular); prokaryote (noneukaryotic, unicellular)

派生語

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形容詞

protozoan (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

派生語

• protozoal
• protozoic