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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Protista  \Pro*tis"ta\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  fr  Gr  prw`tistos  first.] 
  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  provisional  group  in  which  are  placed  a  number  of  low 
  microscopic  organisms  of  doubtful  nature.  Some  are  probably 
  plants,  others  animals. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Protiston  \Pro*tis"ton\,  n.;  pl  {Protista}.  [NL.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  One  of  the  Protista. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Protista 
  n  :  eukaryotic  one-celled  living  organisms  distinct  from 
  multicellular  plants  and  animals:  protozoa,  slime  molds, 
  and  eukaryotic  algae  [syn:  {Protista},  {division  Protista}] 




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