protozoan (Meaning)
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protozoan (n)
any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
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protozoan (a)
of or relating to the Protozoa
Synonyms & Antonyms of protozoan
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protozoan Sentence Examples
- The protozoan Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria.
- Protozoans are microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be found in various environments, including freshwater and soil.
- Amoebas are a type of protozoan that move by extending pseudopods.
- The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness.
- Protozoans exhibit diverse feeding mechanisms, including phagocytosis and absorption.
- The protozoan organism Paramecium is often used as a model organism in laboratory studies.
- Protozoans play important roles in aquatic ecosystems as primary consumers and decomposers.
- Cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite commonly transmitted through contaminated water.
- The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii can infect humans and other warm-blooded animals.
- Protozoans reproduce asexually by binary fission or sexually through conjugation or other methods.
FAQs About the word protozoan
any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic, of or relating to the Protozoa
No synonyms found.
No antonyms found.
The protozoan Plasmodium falciparum is responsible for the most severe form of malaria.
Protozoans are microscopic, single-celled organisms that can be found in various environments, including freshwater and soil.
Amoebas are a type of protozoan that move by extending pseudopods.
The protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei causes African sleeping sickness.
