Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Protista"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protista \Pro*tis"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. prw`tistos first.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A provisional group in which are placed a number of low
microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably
plants, others animals.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Protiston \Pro*tis"ton\, n.; pl. {Protista}. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Protista.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Protista
n : eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from
multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds,
and eukaryotic algae [syn: {Protista}, {division Protista}]
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