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protozoan
noun
Examples of protozoan in a Sentence
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Word History
New Latin Protozoa, from prot- + -zoa
circa 1864, in the meaning defined above
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“Protozoan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/protozoan. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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