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protistan

protistan adjective: of or pertaining to the protists.

Adjective

protistan (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the protists.
    Synonyms:
    protistic

Noun

protistan (plural protistans)

  1. A protist.

Synonyms of protistan

Forms of protistan

Adjective
alternative formprotistian
Noun
pluralprotistans

Origin of protistan

From protist + -an.

Questions about protistan

What does protistan mean?
Protistan means of or pertaining to the protists.
What part of speech is protistan?
Protistan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near protistan in the dictionary

  1. protirelin
  2. protirement
  3. protist
  4. protista
  5. protistal
  6. protistan
  7. protistans
  8. protistian
  9. protistians
  10. protistic
  11. protistological

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