division Protista
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| Noun | 1. | division Protista - eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals: protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae kingdom Protoctista, Protoctista - in most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals protist, protistan - free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes division - (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum |
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