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protist

/ˈproʊtɪst/

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From translingual Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos).

noun protists

Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus. Besides the hundreds or thousands of metres of fungal mycelium in a teaspoon of healthy soil, there are more bacteria, protists, insects and arthropods than the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth.
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Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge .
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Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote .
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Any single-celled eukaryote .
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noun eukaryotic unicellular organisms

Español	protista
한국어	원생생물 wonsaengsaengmul
日本語	原生生物 gensei seibutsu
中文	原生生物 yuánshēng shēngwù
Português	protista
Français	protiste
Deutsch	Protist
Italiano	protista
Română	protist
Русский	проти́ст protíst
Tiếng Việt	sinh vật đơn bào

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@misc{protist_2026,
  title = {protist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/protist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}