Urtier

Definitions of Urtier
  1. noun
    any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
    synonyms: Einzeller
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    Wimpertierchen
    a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
    Geißeltierchen
    a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals
    Sporentierchen
    parasitic spore-forming protozoan
    Amöbe, Wechseltierchen
    naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion
    Pantoffeltierchen
    any member of the genus Paramecium
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