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Protozoa

Protozoa Meaning & Definition
Protozoa Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Protozoa?

[n] in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Protozoa: phylum Protozoa

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See Also | Ciliata | Ciliophora | class Ciliata | class Ciliophora | class Flagellata | class Mastigophora | class Sarcodina | class Sporozoa | Flagellata | kingdom Protoctista | Mastigophora | phylum | Protoctista | protozoan | protozoon | Sarcodina | Sporozoa

Protozoa In Webster's Dictionary

\Pro`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first + ? an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. Note: The entire animal consists of a single cell which is variously modified; but in many species a number of these simple zooids are united together so as to form a compound body or organism, as in the Foraminifera and Vorticell[ae]. The reproduction takes place by fission, or by the breaking up of the contents of the body after encystment, each portion becoming a distinct animal, or in other ways, but never by true eggs. The principal divisions are Rhizopoda, Gregarin[ae], and Infusoria. See also {Foraminifera}, {Heliozoa}, {Protoplasta}, {Radiolaria}, {Flagellata}, {Ciliata}.

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