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protists

pro·tist
P p

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-tist]
    • /ˈproʊ tɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [proh-tist]
    • /ˈproʊ tɪst/

Definition of protists word

  • noun protists any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics. 1
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Origin of protists

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < New Latin Protista (neuter plural) name of the kingdom < Greek prṓtistos (masculine singular) the very first, superlative of prôtos first; see proto-

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protists popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • autotroph

    any organism capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials as a source of nutrients and using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis as a source of energy, as most plants and certain bacteria and protists.

  • lorica

    Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.

  • plastid

    a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.

  • protista

    a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
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