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PROTOZOON

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic

Synonyms:

protozoan; protozoon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("protozoon" is a kind of...):

protoctist (any of the unicellular protists)

Meronyms (parts of "protozoon"):

cytostome (mouth of a protozoan)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "protozoon"):

sarcodine; sarcodinian (protozoa that move and capture food by forming pseudopods)

rhizopod; rhizopodan (protozoa characterized by a pseudopod)

arcella (an amoeba-like protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an umbrella)

difflugia (a protozoan with an ovoid shell of cemented sand grains)

ciliate; ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran (a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell)

euglena (minute single-celled green freshwater organism having a single flagella; often classed as algae)

flagellate; flagellate protozoan; flagellated protozoan; mastigophoran; mastigophore (a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals)

plantlike flagellate (unicellular organisms having many characteristics of typical algae)

sporozoan (parasitic spore-forming protozoan)

Holonyms ("protozoon" is a member of...):

phylum Protozoa; Protozoa (in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers)

Derivation:

protozoan (of or relating to the Protozoa)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Microorganisms include bacteria, protozoa, algae, and fungi.

(Microorganism, NCI Dictionary)

Infection with parasitic protozoa of the genus ISOSPORA, producing intestinal disease.

(Isosporiasis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The science that deals with the study of microorganisms, including algae, archaea, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses.

(Microbiology, NCI Thesaurus)

Hundreds of GPI-anchored proteins have been identified in many eukaryotes ranging from protozoa and fungi to mammals.

(Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-Anchor Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A drug used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and protozoa.

(Co-trimoxazole, NCI Dictionary)

Hydroxystilbamidine is able to bind to DNA and RNA in a non-intercalating manner, and is a powerful inhibitor of ribonucleases, thereby impeding cellular processes in protozoa.

(Hydroxystilbamidine, NCI Thesaurus)

A genus of parasitic protozoa that is the cause of giardiasis.

(Giardia, NCI Thesaurus)

Atovoquone blocks the mitochondrial electron transport at complex III of the respiratory chain of protozoa, thereby inhibiting pyrimidine synthesis, preventing DNA synthesis and leading to protozoal death.

(Atovaquone, NCI Thesaurus)

Parasites range in size from tiny, one-celled organisms called protozoa to worms that can be seen with the naked eye.

(Parasitic Diseases, NIH)