protista

protista

1. plural of protiston

• Patriots, patriots

Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

protista m (plural protisti)

1. (microbiology) protist

• portasti, spartito, sportati, traposti

Learned borrowing from Translingual Protista.

• IPA^(key): /prɔˈtis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧tis‧ta

protista f

1. protist, protistan (any of the eukaryotic, usually unicellular organisms—including protozoans, slime molds, and some algae—historically grouped into the kingdom Protista (or Protoctista), now distributed over several clades; any eukaryote that is not a plant, animal, or fungus)

• “protista”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

From New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: pro‧tis‧ta

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist (eukaryotic unicellular organisms)

• “protista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “protista”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “protista”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “protista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Borrowed from New Latin Protista, from Ancient Greek πρώτιστος (prṓtistos), corresponding to proto- +‎ -ista.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈtista/ [pɾoˈt̪is.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: pro‧tis‧ta

protista m (plural protistas)

1. (biology) protist

• “protista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025