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microorganism vs protistan

protistan vs microorganism

microorganism and protistan both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
microorganism Yes No No No
protistan Yes No No No
As nouns, protistan is a hyponym of microorganism; that is, protistan is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than microorganism:
  • microorganism: any organism of microscopic size
  • protistan: free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
microorganism (noun) protistan (noun)
any organism of microscopic size free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
Difference between microorganism and protistan

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