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The single-celled organism Coleps, browsing on decaying plant material.

(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: protozoans, protozoa
Definition: a general name for microscopic, eukaryotic, single-celled organisms, including amoebas, ciliates, flagellates, and sporozoans
Example:
1. One of the aims of the experiment is to observe amoeboid movement by the single cell protozoan, Amoeba proteus.

2. The smallest known protozoans are tiny blood parasites less than 2 microns long; the largest may be 16 mm long and visible to the naked eye.
Related Word: protozoal (adjective)