transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈprō-(ˌ)tist ]
noun
Etymology: New Latin Protista, from Greek, neuter plural of prōtistos very first, primal, from superlative of prōtos first — more at prot-
Date: 1889
: any of a diverse taxonomic group and especially a kingdom (Protista syn. Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular and that typically include the protozoans, most algae, and often some fungi (as slime molds)
• pro·tis·tan prō-ˈtis-tən adjective or noun