protozoario

See also: protozoário

Spanish

Etymology

From translingual Protozoa +‎ -ario, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ζῷᾰ (zôia), plural of ζῷον (zôion, “animal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾotoθoˈaɾjo/ [pɾo.t̪o.θoˈa.ɾjo]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /pɾotosoˈaɾjo/ [pɾo.t̪o.soˈa.ɾjo]
Rhymes: -aɾjo
Syllabification: pro‧to‧zo‧a‧rio

Adjective

protozoario (feminine protozoaria, masculine plural protozoarios, feminine plural protozoarias)

(biology) protozoan, protozoic

Noun

protozoario m (plural protozoarios)

(biology) protozoan
Synonym: protozoo

Further reading

“protozoario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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