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protist
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protist /pro·tist/ (prōt´ist) any member of the kingdom Protista.
pro·tist (prtst)
n.
A unicellular, eukaroytic organism belonging to the former taxonomic kingdom Protista.
protist,
a member of the kingdom Protista, which includes eukaryotic, mostly unicellular organisms with animal-like (protozoa), plantlike (algae), or funguslike (slime molds) modes of nutrition.
protist
any member of the Protista.


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Typically, myxozoan spores consist of just 6 to 12 cells, not enough for taxonomists to promote these organisms from the kingdom Protista to the status of multicellular animals.
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