Explore Protozoan through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like protozoal or phylum. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Protozoan meaning
Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
Using Protozoan
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.
- Useful related words include: protozoal, protozoic, phylum, protozoon.
Context around Protozoan
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Protozoan
- In this selection, "protozoan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, parasitic, leishmania, infection and parasite stand out and add context to how "protozoan" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a parasitic protozoan infection common and against the protozoan parasite trypanosoma. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "protozoan" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with protozoan
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In addition, a small subfraction of HDL lends protection against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei brucei. (16 words)
Molecular biology An important aspect of the Leishmania protozoan is its glycoconjugate layer of lipophosphoglycan (LPG). (16 words)
Besnoitiosis, a parasitic protozoan infection common amongst possums, results in visible white nodules (cysts) around the mouth, ears and eyes, in addition to all of the vital organs. (28 words)
Besnoitiosis, a parasitic protozoan infection common amongst possums, results in visible white nodules (cysts) around the mouth, ears and eyes, in addition to all of the vital organs. (28 words)
In addition, a small subfraction of HDL lends protection against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei brucei. (16 words)
Molecular biology An important aspect of the Leishmania protozoan is its glycoconjugate layer of lipophosphoglycan (LPG). (16 words)
Example sentences (3)
Besnoitiosis, a parasitic protozoan infection common amongst possums, results in visible white nodules (cysts) around the mouth, ears and eyes, in addition to all of the vital organs.
In addition, a small subfraction of HDL lends protection against the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei brucei.
Molecular biology An important aspect of the Leishmania protozoan is its glycoconjugate layer of lipophosphoglycan (LPG).