protoctist

Noun
  1. Any of the unicellular protists (synset 101389706)
    is a type of: micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size
    subtypes:
    • protozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
    • alga, algae - primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves
    belongs to: kingdom protoctista, protoctista - in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals

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