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- proper noun Alternative form of
Protista .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
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Protoctista protoplasm protozoa recessive trait recombinant DNA technology regenerative medicine repetitive DNA reproductive cloning reptiles respiration restriction enzymes ribonucleic acid ribosome
21. Life Sciences 2002
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Modern biologists recognize three additional kingdoms: Monera (or Prokaryotae) (for example, bacteria and blue-green algae), Protoctista (for example, red algae, slime molds, and amoebas and other protozoa), and fungi.
kingdom 2002
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In modern biology, they are classified in the kingdom of Protoctista rather than in the animal kingdom.
protozoa 2002
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