First Known Use: circa 1853
Dictionary
protozoon
noun pro·to·zo·on \-ˈzō-ˌän\
plural -zoa \-ˈzō-ə\
Definition of PROTOZOON
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Origin of PROTOZOON
New Latin, from singular of Protozoa
Rhymes with PROTOZOON
abutilon, Agamemnon, anticodon, antiproton, archenteron, arrière-ban, asyndeton, automaton, Azerbaijan, Bellerophon, bildungsroman, carrying-on, diazinon, dodecagon, emoticon, encephalon, get a move on, himation, interferon, kakiemon, keep an eye on, Laocoön, mesenteron, Michoacán, millimicron, oxymoron, phenomenon, pteranodon, put the arm on, put the make on, rear echelon, Rostov-on-Don, Saskatchewan, septentrion, set one's heart on, set one's sights on, sine qua non, steal a march on, take it out on, Taklimakan, turn one's back on, Vientiane, wipe one's boots on, zero coupon, zooplankton
Medical Dictionary
protozoon
noun pro·to·zo·on \ˌprōt-ə-ˈzō-ˌän\
plural pro·to·zoa
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