Protozoa
/ˌprəʊtəˈzəʊə/1
- Zoology 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.【动】原生动物, 原生动物门。
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- as plural noun protozoa organisms of this group原生动物门生物。
派生词
protozoal
adjectiveprotozoan
noun & adjectiveprotozoic
adjectiveprotozoon
noun词源
modern Latin (plural)，from proto- 'first'+Greek zōion 'animal'.