protozoon
[ proh-tuh-zoh-on, -uhn ]
Origin of protozoon
1Singular of Protozoa
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How to use protozoon in a sentence
In Europe a peculiar ciliated protozoon (Trichodina spongill) is found attached to the external surface of freshwater sponges.
Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa | Nelson AnnandaleFor we may look at this matter in another light, and say our exuberant protozoon has shed a daughter, and remains.
Certain Personal Matters | H. G. WellsI dissent quite from what you say of the myriads of years it would take to people the world with such imagined protozoon.
More Letters of Charles Darwin | Charles DarwinThis protozoon secretes a shell about itself which has a characteristic shape, and often carries spines.
A Critique of the Theory of Evolution | Thomas Hunt MorganNow, if so, how long would it take to obtain an elephant from a protozoon or even from a tadpole-like fish?
Life and Habit | Samuel Butler
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