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Noun: Protoctista
  1. In most modern classifications, replacement for the Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta; Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular protists and their descendant multicellular organisms: regarded as distinct from plants and animals
    - kingdom Protoctista

Type of: kingdom

Encyclopedia: Protoctista

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Proto-Indo European
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