phylum protozoa

1. 1.

   in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers

   SynonymsProtozoa

   Broaderphylum

   Part ofProtoctista

Questions about phylum protozoa

What does phylum protozoa mean?

phylum protozoa means "in some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom; comprises flagellates; ciliates; sporozoans; amoebas; foraminifers".

What is another word for phylum protozoa?

Close synonyms include Protozoa. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is phylum protozoa a common word?

phylum protozoa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.