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Answer for the clue "Eukaryotic one-celled living organisms distinct from multicellular plants and animals protozoa, slime molds, and eukaryotic algae ", 8 letters:
protista

Word definitions for protista in dictionaries

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Protista \Pro*tis"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. prw`tistos first.] (Zo["o]l.) A provisional group in which are placed a number of low microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably plants, others animals.

Usage examples of protista.

A nineteenth-century patch job, Protista is a category so diverse it hardly helps.

Fungi, for their fruiting bodies, or Protista, for their flagellate forms.