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Meaning of protist | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈproʊtɪst/

Definitions

  1. Any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal or fungus.
  2. Any single-celled eukaryote, prokaryote or sponge .
  3. Any single-celled eukaryote or prokaryote .
  4. Any single-celled eukaryote .

Examples

“Besides the hundreds or thousands of metres of fungal mycelium in a teaspoon of healthy soil, there are more bacteria, protists, insects and arthropods than the number of humans who have ever lived on Earth.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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