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, Philippines) /pɾotosoˈaɾjo/ [pɾo.t̪o.soˈa.ɾjo]
• Rhymes: -aɾjo
• Syllabification: pro‧to‧zo‧a‧rio

Adjective

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

1. (biology) protozoan, protozoic

Noun

protozoario m (plural protozoarios)

1. (biology) protozoan

   Synonym: protozoo

Further reading

• “protozoario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16