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protist

Other forms: protists

Definitions of protist
  1. noun
    free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
    synonyms: protistan
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    type of:
    micro-organism, microorganism
    any living thing that is too small to be seen with the naked eye
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