protozoa; protozoan
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protozoa; the most primitive and simplest animals, mostly unicellular, living in water or inside other organisms
technicalTechnical biological term referring to unicellular eukaryotic organisms. In medical contexts, often called 原虫.
Yuán原
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
shì是
shuǐ水
shēng生
shēng生
tài态
xì系
tǒng统
de的
zhòng重
yào要
zǔ组
chéng成
bù部
fèn分
。
Protozoa are an important component of aquatic ecosystems.
Zhè这
lèi类
yuán原
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
jì寄
shēng生
zài在
rén人
tǐ体
nèi内
huì会
yǐn引
qǐ起
jí疾
bìng病
。
These protozoa can cause disease when parasitic in the human body.
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Xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
xià下
kě可
yǐ以
guān观
chá察
dào到
gè各
zhǒng种
yuán原
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
。
Various protozoa can be observed under the microscope.