Protista

Protista definition - medical

Pro·tis·ta (prō-tĭsˈtə)

noun
A former taxonomic kingdom made up of eukaryotic, unicellular organisms. Members of Protista now belong to the kingdom Protoctista, a new classification in most modern taxonomic systems.

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