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protozoon

protozoon noun: a protozoan.

Noun

protozoon (plural protozoa)

  1. A protozoan.

Forms of protozoon

pluralprotozoa

Origin of protozoon

From proto- + -zoon.

Questions about protozoon

What does protozoon mean?
Protozoon means a protozoan.
What part of speech is protozoon?
Protozoon is a noun.
What is the plural of protozoon?
The plural of protozoon is protozoa.

Words near protozoon in the dictionary

  1. protozoological
  2. protozoologically
  3. protozoologist
  4. protozoologists
  5. protozoology
  6. protozoon
  7. protozoonoses
  8. protozoonosis
  9. protozoonotic
  10. protozooplankton
  11. protozooses

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