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noun

A mammal of the group prototheria, which comprises the monotremes and their extinct relatives.

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Extant mammals, including prototherians (egg-laying mammals) and therians (marsupial and placental …
adjective

Relating to or denoting prototherians.

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They had a common ancestor more recently than either had with the monotremes or, probably, any othe…
noun

A first or early traitor; a person who has the potential to become a traitor.

noun

(in a trochophore larva) a ring of cilia encircling the body posterior to the apical tuft.

noun

A prototrophic microorganism.

adjective

Of a microorganism: able to grow in a simple artificial medium without the specific supplementary nutrition required by an auxotrophic counterpart, especially as a result of genetic reversion to the wild-type condition.

noun

The state or condition of being a prototroph.

noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

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The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon
verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

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Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted
verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

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Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted
noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

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The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon
noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

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The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon
verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

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Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted
adjective

Denoting the first, original, or typical form of something.

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The prototypical vehicle

Prototypically

prəʊ.təˈtɪp.ɪ.kəl.i
adverb

In a way that is extremely typical of something

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She spent her early years in a prototypically quaint yorkshire village., my father’s relatives have…
verb

Make a prototype of (a product).

Usage examples:

Mercedes is prototyping a car sunroof which changes from clear to tinted
noun

A first or preliminary version of a device or vehicle from which other forms are developed.

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The firm is testing a prototype of the weapon
noun

A chief printer; specifically the first major printer in a city, country, etc.

noun

Each of the segments of the embryonic mesoderm which subsequently develop into the vertebrae and associated muscles. formerly also: †a myotome, regarded as having a similar role (obsolete).

noun

The chief official in charge of a vestiary or wardrobe in a palace or other large establishment.

noun

An oxide which contains the smallest possible proportion of oxygen in relation to the other element (i.e. one in which the other element occurs in its lowest oxidation state). compare "proto-", "peroxide".

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The first-formed elements of the primary xylem in a plant organ, maturing before elongation of the surrounding plant tissue is complete and therefore often subsequently distorted or destroyed by this process.

noun

A single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom protista, such as an amoeba, flagellate, ciliate, or sporozoan; a protozoan.

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Parasitic protozoa are among the most important pathogens worldwide
plural noun

A phylum or grouping of phyla which comprises the single-celled microscopic animals, which include amoebas, flagellates, ciliates, sporozoans, and many other forms. they are now usually treated as a number of phyla belonging to the kingdom protista.

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The first edition's chapter on protozoa recognized 7 phyla.

Plural of protozoan specialized

noun

A single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom protista, such as an amoeba, flagellate, ciliate, or sporozoan.

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I devoured photographs showing the ghostly glow of bacteria on decaying fish: the shimmering phosph…
adjective

Relating to or denoting protozoans.

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Less critical than refugia, prey switching also plays a role in protozoan persistence.
noun

A single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom protista, such as an amoeba, flagellate, ciliate, or sporozoan.

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I devoured photographs showing the ghostly glow of bacteria on decaying fish: the shimmering phosph…
adjective

Relating to or denoting protozoans.

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Less critical than refugia, prey switching also plays a role in protozoan persistence.
adjective

Of or relating to protozoology.

noun

An expert or specialist in protozoology.

noun

The branch of zoology which deals with protozoans; the branch of medicine which deals with disease-causing parasitic protozoans.

noun

A single-celled microscopic animal of a group of phyla of the kingdom protista, such as an amoeba, flagellate, ciliate, or sporozoan; a protozoan.

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Parasitic protozoa are among the most important pathogens worldwide
verb

Prolong.

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He had certainly taken his time, even protracting the process

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