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| pro·toc·tist [ prō tóktist ] (plural pro·toc·tists) |
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simple organism with nuclei: a single-celled or relatively simple multicellular organism that possesses nuclei and other membrane-bound cell components. Protozoa, algae, and slime molds are protoctists. Kingdom Protoctista.
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| [< modern Latin Protoctista, probably alteration of Protista (see protist)] |
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