protozoa (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Protozoa*:
NOUN	animal	Protozoa, phylum Protozoa	in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom

Protozoa > pronunciation
Sounds	prow.tahzow'ah
Rhymes	balboa / Balboa ... Samoa: 11 rhymes with owah...

English > *Protozoa*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers.
Synonym	phylum Protozoa
Member of	Protoctista, kingdom Protoctista	In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista
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
	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
Spanish	Protozoa, protozoos
Catalan	Protozoa, Protozou

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