protozoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic
    protozoan.

WordNet

Pro`to*zo"ön noun (Also<
  • Protozoon
  • Protozoön
)
Etymology
NL.
Wordforms
plural Protozoa
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) (a) One of the Protozoa. (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan.

Webster 1913