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protozoa
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[ˌprəʊtə(ʊ)ˈzəʊə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a phylum or grouping of phyla which comprises the single-celled microscopic animals, which include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms. They are now usually treated as a number of phyla belonging to the kingdom Protista
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modern Latin (plural), from proto- ‘first’ + Greek zōion ‘animal’
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