noun
- plural of protist; single-celled or simple multicellular organisms that are not bacteria, plants, animals, or fungi
Usage: biology
Examples
- Protists include amoebas, paramecia, and algae.
- Many protists live in aquatic environments.
- Students observed various protists under the microscope.
- Some protists can cause diseases in humans.
- Protists represent one of the major groups of life on Earth.
- The pond water contained numerous protists.