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protista

Pro·tis·ta
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [proh-tis-tuh]
    • /proʊˈtɪs tə/
    • /proʊˈtɪs·tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-tis-tuh]
    • /proʊˈtɪs tə/

Definition of protista word

  • noun protista a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists. 1
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Origin of protista

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
From New Latin, dating back to 1875-80; See origin at protist

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Parts of speech for Protista

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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protista popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • protist

    any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.

  • ciliophora

    a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.

  • protistology

    the biology of the Protista.

  • protozoa

    a major grouping or superphylum of the kingdom Protista, comprising the protozoans.

  • protozoan

    any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, 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.

  • pyrrophyta

    a phylum in the kingdom Protista comprising the dinoflagellates and cryptomonads.
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