Plantlike protists probably appeared several times through symbiotic unions between free-living, autotrophic prokaryote blue-green algae and various heterotrophic eukaryote protists (Scientific American).
the very first, superlative of prôtos first (< pró before)]Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tist — al·ber·tist; an·a·gram·ma·tist; anes·the·tist; an·ti·mag·ma·tist; an·ti·pe·do·bap·tist; aph·thar·to·do·ce·tist; apoc·a·lyp·tist; aq·ua·for·tist; au·tom·a·tist; can·i·tist; cata·bap·tist; chro·ma·tist; chron·o·gram·ma·tist; cin·que·cen·tist;… … English syllables
protist — pro·tist … English syllables
protist — pro•tist [[t]ˈproʊ tɪst[/t]] n. bio any of various complex one celled organisms, of the kingdom Protista, that have nuclei and organelles and that are either free living or aggregated into simple colonies: includes the protozoans, slime molds,… … From formal English to slang
Protist — Pro|tist der; en, en (meist Plur.) <zu gr. pro̅tistos »der Allererste«> einzelliges Lebewesen (Biol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
protists — (pro tist) Eucaryotes with unicellular organization, either in the form of solitary cells or colonies of cells lacking true tissues … Dictionary of microbiology
protist — pro|tist Mot Agut Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
protist — A member of the kingdom Protista. * * * pro·tist prōt əst, prō .tist n any of a diverse taxonomic group and esp. a kingdom (Protista syn. Protoctista) of eukaryotic organisms that are unicellular and sometimes colonial or less often multicellular … Medical dictionary
protist — n. any usu. unicellular organism of the kingdom Protista, with both plant and animal characteristics, including bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa. Derivatives: protistology n. Etymology: mod.L Protista f. Gk protista neut. pl. superl. f.… … Useful english dictionary
Protist — Pro tist, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Protista. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
protoctist — pro·toc·tist (prə tōkʹtĭst) n. Any of the unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms, considered as a separate taxonomic kingdom in most modern classification systems. [From New Latin Prōtoctista, kingdom name : Greek… … Universalium
