Origin: Greek
suffix -ist
Protist has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
2
Any of the eukaryotic unicellular organisms including protozoans, slime molds and some algae; historically grouped into the kingdom Protoctista.
3
single-celled eukaryotes, prokaryotes and sponges
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