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Spanish
Etymology
From translingual Protozoa + -ario, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ζῷᾰ (zôia), plural of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾotoθoˈaɾjo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾotosoˈaɾjo/
- Rhymes: -aɾjo
- Syllabification: pro‧to‧zo‧a‧rio
Adjective
protozoario (feminine protozoaria, masculine plural protozoarios, feminine plural protozoarias)
- (biology) protozoan, protozoic
Noun
protozoario m (plural protozoarios)
- (biology) protozoan
- Synonym: protozoo
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