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protozoan

Zoology
Definition of protozoan

noun

  • a single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom Protista, such as an amoeba, flagellate, ciliate, or sporozoan.

adjective

  • relating to or denoting protozoans.

Derivatives

protozoal

adjective

protozoic

adjective

protozoon

Pronunciation: /-ˈzəʊɒn/
noun

protozoan in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of protozoan in the US English dictionary