PROTOZOANS

Meaning of PROTOZOANS in English

small single-cell microbes; frequently observed as actively moving organisms when impure water is viewed under a microscope; cause a number of widespread human illnesses, such as malaria, and thus can present a threat to public health.

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TRYPANOSOME — noun see: trepan Date: 1903 any of a genus ( Trypanosoma ) of parasitic flagellate protozoans that infest the blood …
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PROTOZOAN — Any of a group of small (usually microscopic) single-celled protist s. They are found in most soils, fresh water, and …
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VACUOLE — ˈvakyəˌwōl noun ( -s ) Etymology: French, literally, small vacuum, from Latin vacuum + French -ole 1. : a small …
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INFUSORIA — ˌinfyəˈz]ōrēə, -ˈs], -ȯr- noun plural Etymology: New Latin, from neuter plural of infusorius, from Latin infusus (past participle of infundere …
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TRICHOCYST — a structure in the cortex of certain ciliate and flagellate protozoans consisting of a cavity and long, thin threads that …
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SARCODINE — any protozoan of the superclass (sometimes class or subphylum) Sarcodina. These organisms have streaming cytoplasm and use temporary cytoplasmic extensions …
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PSEUDOPODIUM — also called pseudopod temporary or semipermanent extension of the cytoplasm, used in locomotion and feeding by all sarcodine protozoans (i.e., …
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PROTOZOOLOGY — the study of protozoans. The science had its beginnings in the latter half of the 17th century when Antonie van …
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PROTOZOAN — (subkingdom Protozoa), any of a group of small, usually microscopic, unicellular, eukaryotic organisms of the kingdom Protista. Protozoans are found …
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PROTIST — any member of the kingdom Protista, a group of eukaryotic, predominantly unicellular microscopic organisms. They may share certain morphological and …
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PLANT — (kingdom Plantae), multicellular, eukaryotic life form fundamentally characterized by (1) an almost exclusively photosynthetic mode of nutrition, in which the …
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PLANKTON — marine and freshwater organisms, which, because they are nonmotile or because they are too small or too weak to swim …
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PHYLOGENY — the history of the evolution of a species or group, especially in reference to lines of descent and relationships among …
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MUTUALISM — association between organisms of two different species in which each is benefited. Mutualistic arrangements are most likely to develop between …
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MICROBIOLOGY — scientific study of microorganisms, a diverse group of simple life forms including protozoans, algae, molds, bacteria, and viruses. Research in …
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INFECTION — in medicine, the invasion of the body by any of various infectious agentsincluding bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, and wormsand the …
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FLAGELLATE — (subphylum Mastigophora), any of a group of protozoans, mostly uninucleate organisms, that possess, at some time in the life cycle, …
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CORAL REEF — ridge or hummock formed in shallow ocean areas by the calcareous skeletons of certain coelenterates, of which coral polyps are …
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CONJUGATION — in biology, sexual process in which two lower organisms of the same species, such as bacteria, protozoans, and some algae …
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CILIUM — plural Cilia, short eyelashlike filament that is numerous on tissue cells of most animals and provides the means for locomotion …
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ANIMAL LEARNING — the alternation of behaviour as a result of individual experience. When an organism can perceive and change its behaviour, it …
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TERTIARY PERIOD — Table 4: Geologic time scale. To see more information about a period, select one from the chart. interval of geologic …
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STENTOR — genus of trumpet-shaped, contractile, uniformly ciliated protozoans of the order Heterotrichida. They are found in fresh water, either free-swimming or …
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KOFOID, CHARLES ATWOOD — born Oct. 11, 1865, Granville, Ill., U.S. died May 30, 1947, Berkeley, Calif. American zoologist whose collection and classification of …
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HOLOMASTIGOTOIDES — genus of large, pear-shaped zooflagellate protozoans; they are intestinal inhabitants of termites. The species H. tusitala, whose chromosomal behaviour during …
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DUJARDIN, FLIX — (b. April 5, 1801, Tours, Fr.d. April 8, 1860, Rennes), French biologist and cytologist, noted for his studies in the …
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PROTOZOAN — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Another parasitic protozoan is Myxobolus, this one causing fatal internal cysts and highly resistant to …
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PROTOZOAN — [noun] [C] [plural] protozoans or protozoa - any of various types of very small, usually single-celled animal which do not …
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PROTOZOAN — n. Any of a group of small (usually microscopic) single-celled protist s. They are found in most soils, fresh water, …
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INVERTEBRATE — n. Any animal that lacks a vertebral column, or backbone. They include the protozoans , annelids , cnidarians , echinoderms …
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