Книга: «The Protozoa»

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• Protozoa — A very diverse group comprising some 50,000 eukaryotic organisms that consist of one cell. Because most of them are motile and heterotrophic, the Protozoa were originally regarded as a phylum of the animal kingdom. However it is now clear that… …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• protozoa — [19] Greek prótos meant ‘first’ (like English first and Latin prīmus ‘first’ it goes back ultimately to Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’). It forms the basis of a wide range of English words, both original Greek compounds and post classical… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• protozoa — [19] Greek prótos meant ‘first’ (like English first and Latin prīmus ‘first’ it goes back ultimately to Indo European *pro ‘before, in front’). It forms the basis of a wide range of English words, both original Greek compounds and post classical… …   Word origins

• Protozoa — Protozoon Pro to*zo [ o]n ( [o^]n), n.; pl. {Protozoa}. [NL.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) One of the Protozoa. (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Protozoa (sensu Cavalier-Smith) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término protozoo es uno de los más usados en los libros de texto y en las obras de zoología popular, a la vez que uno de los peor definidos. Para un tratamiento general e histórico del término véase el artículo… …   Wikipedia Español

• Protozoa — Pro to*zo a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first + zo^,on an animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. [1913 Webster] Note: The entire animal consists of a single cell which is variously modified; but in many species a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English