protist
/ˈproʊtɪst/
noun
- A very small living thing, usually made of one cell, that is not a plant, animal, or fungus. Protists live in water or wet places and include things like amoebas and algae.
- Under the microscope, we could see a protist moving slowly through the drop of pond water.
- The biology teacher explained that a protist can be both plant-like and animal-like at the same time.
- Some protists, like certain algae, produce oxygen through photosynthesis.
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