English > phylum Protozoa: 1 sense > noun 1, animal| Meaning | In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers. |
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| Synonym | Protozoa |
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| Member of | Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista | In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista |
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| Members | Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora | Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle |
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| Mastigophora, class Mastigophora, Flagellata, class Flagellata | protozoa having flagella |
| Sarcodina, class Sarcodina | Characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food |
| Sporozoa, class Sporozoa | strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile |
| protozoan, protozoon | Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic |
| Broader | phylum | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants |
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| Spanish | Protozoa, protozoos |
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| Catalan | Protozoa, Protozou |
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| Adjectives | protozoal, protozoan, protozoic | of or relating to the Protozoa |
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