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Definitions for Protist
[1] any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
[2] (in some classification systems) any organism belonging to the kingdom Protista, originally including bacteria, protozoans, algae, and fungi, regarded as distinct from plants and animals. It was later restricted to protozoans, unicellular algae, and simple fungi See also protoctist
Words nearby Protist
prothorax, prothrombin, prothrombin accelerator, prothrombin test, prothrombinase, protist, protista, protistology, protium, proto team, proto-
Origin of Protist
1885–90; < New Latin Protista (neuter plural) name of the kingdom < Greek prṓtistos (masculine singular) the very first, superlative of prôtos first; see proto-
Other words from Protist
pro·tis·tan [proh-tis -tuh n] /proʊˈtɪs tən/ , adjective, noun
pro·tis·tic , adjective
Word origin for Protist
C19: from New Latin Protista most primitive organisms, from Greek prōtistos the very first, from prōtos first