phylum protozoa
English Thesaurus
1. in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | phylum, |
definition | : | (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | protozoan, protozoon, |
definition | : | any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | class sarcodina, sarcodina, |
definition | : | characterized by the formation of pseudopods for locomotion and taking food: Actinopoda; Rhizopoda (noun.animal) |
member holonym | : | class sporozoa, sporozoa, |
definition | : | strictly parasitic protozoans that are usually immobile; includes plasmodia and coccidia and piroplasms and malaria parasites (noun.animal) |
member meronym | : | kingdom protoctista, protoctista, |
definition | : | in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals (noun.animal) |
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