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Protista
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Pro`tis´ta
n. pl.1.(Zool.) A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals.
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Noun1.Protista - eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae
division Protista
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
protist, protistan - free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
division - (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum


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