protozoon
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Etymology
Origin of protozoon
Singular of Protozoa
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Cause of the disease is a trypanosome, protozoon which under the microscope resembles an auger.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Anopheline mosquito bites a person and injects the malaria organism, a protozoon about one-fifth the size of a red blood cell.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is convinced that human cancers are caused by a similar infection, though no active parasite, either bacterium or protozoon, has yet been found.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some symptoms of kala-azar are like those of malaria, but the invading parasite is different: a protozoon named Leishmania donovani.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now, if so, how long would it take to obtain an elephant from a protozoon or even from a tadpole-like fish?
From Life and Habit by Streatfeild, R. A. (Richard Alexander)
Organisms that can survive in this suspended, or anabiotic, state, Yarzábal explained, include not just extremophile bacteria but also viruses, fungi, protozoa and microscopic animals called nematodes.
From Salon ● Apr. 20, 2025
It seems miraculous that, over billions of years, our planetary circumstances enabled protozoa to evolve into people.
From New York Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Bottom line: If you must have tropical milkweed, cut it down to the ground each fall before it goes to seed, to kill any overwintering protozoa and reduce its potential to spread to neighboring areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2023
Food turns into compost through the hard work of small microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 26, 2023
Scientists in Czechoslovakia are experimenting with protozoa against webworms and other insect pests, and in the United States a protozoan parasite has been found to reduce the egg- laying potential of the corn borer.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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