protistan
EUKARYOTIC ORGANISMS THAT ARE NOT ANIMALS, PLANTS OR FUNGI
KingdomProtista; Protists; Protoctista; Kingdom Protista; Protoctist; Kingdom Protoctista; Kingdom of misfits; Protistan; Protocista; Protist kingdom; Protista kingdom; Protistans; Protista; Protoctists; Protoetista
[pr??'t?st(?)n]
¦ noun Biology a member of the Protista, a kingdom or large grouping of typically single-celled organisms including the protozoans, slime moulds, and simple algae and fungi.
¦ adjective relating to protistans.
Derivatives
protist 'pr??t?st noun
protistology noun
Origin
from mod. L. Protista, from Gk protista, neut. plural of protistos 'very first'.