WIKIPEDIA
Protozoa are a diverse group of unicellular
eukaryotic
organisms,[1]
many of which are motile.
Originally, protozoa had been defined as unicellular protists
with animal-like
behavior, e.g., movement.
Protozoa were regarded as the partner group of protists to
protophyta,
which have plant-like behaviour, e.g., photosynthesis.
myETYMOLOGY
Etymology of the English word protozoan
the
English word protozoan
using
the English suffix -an
derived
from the English word Protozoa
derived
from the New Latin word protozoan
derived
from the Greek word zoon,
ζῶον (animal; a live thing; an animal)
derived
from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷei-
(to live)
using
the Byzantine Greek prefix proto-,
πρωτο-
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