protozoan

n. 原生动物 [医] 原生动物, 原虫, 原生动物的, 原虫的

发音

UK /ˌpɹəʊ.təˈzəʊ.ən/
其它
US /ˌpɹoʊ.təˈzoʊ.ən/

词形变化

protozoa 复数 protozoa protozoans protozoans 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    原生动物

    生物 医学
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

protozoon

上位词 1

protoctist

下位词 10

ciliate ciliophoran euglena flagellate mastigophoran mastigophore rhizopod sarcodine sarcodinian sporozoan

部分词 1

cytostome
形容词

同义词 2

protozoal protozoic

词源

From translingual Protozoa + -an, equivalent to proto- + -zoan.

来源：wiktionary