Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun protozoa

1 sense of protozoa

Sense 1
Protozoa, phylum Protozoa -- (in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers)
       => phylum -- ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun protozoan

1 sense of protozoan

Sense 1
protozoan, protozoon -- (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
       => protoctist -- (any of the unicellular protists)