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protists

protists is the plural of protist.

Meaning of protist

Noun

protist (plural protists)

  1. Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
    • 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.2020, Merlin Sheldrake, Entangled Life, page 162
    Synonyms:
    protistan
    1. Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge .
    2. Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote .
    3. Any single-celled eukaryote .

Questions about protists

What is protists the plural of?
Protists is the plural of protist.

Words near protists in the dictionary

  1. protistological
  2. protistologist
  3. protistologists
  4. protistology
  5. protiston
  6. protists
  7. protium
  8. protiums
  9. proto
  10. proto-
  11. Proto-Afrasian

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