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原生生物 (genseiseibutsu) Japanese meaning: protist | Kotomora

原げん生せい生せい物ぶつ

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Meanings

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protist; protistan

Biology term for eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, plants, or fungi. Used in scientific contexts.

原げん生せい生せい物ぶつにはアメーバやゾウリムシが含ふくまれる

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Protists include amoebas and paramecia.

原げん生せい生せい物ぶつの多おおくは単たん細さい胞ぼう生せい物ぶつである。

Many protists are unicellular organisms.

Kanji

原meadow, original, primitive
生life, genuine, birth
物thing, object, matter

Built from

原げん生せい+生せい物ぶつ

Etymology

Compound of 原生 (げんせい, 'primitive, original') and 生物 (せいぶつ, 'living organism'). The term is a direct translation of the biological concept 'protist'.