PROTISTS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word protists. (close relations)
Definition of PROTISTS
protistan
Best Alternative Words for PROTISTS
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bacteria | nounn | |||||||
noun • (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants | ||||||||
single-celled | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells) | ||||||||
unicellular | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • having or consisting of a single cell | ||||||||
archaea | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • A member of the kingdom Archaea; an archaebacterium. | ||||||||
eukaryotes | nounn | |||||||
noun • an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | ||||||||
microbes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use | ||||||||
microorganisms | nounn | |||||||
noun • any organism of microscopic size | ||||||||
organisms | nounn | |||||||
noun • a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently • a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body | ||||||||
protistan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes |