Associations to the word «Protozoan»

Wiktionary

PROTOZOAN, noun. (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
PROTOZOAN, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Dictionary definition

PROTOZOAN, noun. Any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic.
PROTOZOAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Protozoa.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats