protist

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English

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Etymology

From translingual Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).

Pronunciation

Noun

protist (plural protists)

  1. (microbiology) Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades.
    • 2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 162:
      Besides the hundreds or thousands of metres of fungal mycelium in a teaspoon of healthy soil, there are more bacteria, protists, insects and arthropods than the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth.
    Synonym: protistan
    1. Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge .
    2. Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote .
    3. Any single-celled eukaryote .

Usage notes

  • As cladistics and phylogenetics became increasingly emphasised in modern taxonomy, Protista was revealed to be an artificial grouping of several independent clades, and its use as a formal taxon was gradually abandoned. For more information, see Protist on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • The study of protists is termed protistology.

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proːˈtɪst/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: pro‧tist
  • Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

protist m (plural protisten)

  1. protist (unicellular organism)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French protiste.

Noun

protist n (plural protiste)

  1. protist

Declension

Declension of protist
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) protist protistul (niște) protiste protistele
genitive/dative (unui) protist protistului (unor) protiste protistelor
vocative protistule protistelor
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