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What is "protozoic"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protozoic

Protozoic \Pro`to*zo"ic\, a.

  1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Protozoa.

  2. (Geol.) Containing remains of the earliest discovered life of the globe, which included mollusks, radiates and protozoans.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
protozoic

1838, from proto- + Greek zoe "life" (see zoo) + -ic.

Wiktionary
protozoic

a. of, or relating to the protozoan

WordNet
protozoic

adj. of or relating to the Protozoa [syn: protozoal, protozoan]

Usage examples of "protozoic".

Uni-cellular bureaucrats warned protozoic out-castes about hooking up in multi-cellular linkages.