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PROTOZOA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- protozoans
1, record 1, English, protozoans
correct, noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- protozoa 2, record 1, English, protozoa
correct, plural, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A phylum of unicellular eukaryotic animals varying from simple uninucleate organisms to cell colonies or highly organized structures and with a considerable diversity of forms and nutrition. 2, record 1, English, - protozoans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... includes the Flagellata, Ciliata, and Sarcodina, classes that are represented by fossils. Considered by some to be a division of the protistan kingdom. 3, record 1, English, - protozoans
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
protozoa: term and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - protozoans
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- protozoaires
1, record 1, French, protozoaires
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embranchement d'animaux unicellulaires eucaryotes allant de simples organismes mononucléés à des colonies de cellules ou des structures hautement organisées et présentant une diversité considérable en ce qui concerne leur forme et leur nutrition. 1, record 1, French, - protozoaires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zoología
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- protozoo
1, record 1, Spanish, protozoo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- protozoario 2, record 1, Spanish, protozoario
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protista móvil microscópico, y por lo general, unicelular. 2, record 1, Spanish, - protozoo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La mayoría de los protozoos son heterótrofos aerobios, algunos pocos son anaerobios. 2, record 1, Spanish, - protozoo
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