protozoario
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== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From translingual Protozoa + -ario, from Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first”) + ζῷᾰ (zōîă), plural of ζῷον (zōîon, “animal”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /pɾotoθoˈaɾjo/ [pɾo.t̪o.θoˈa.ɾjo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
IPA(key): /pɾotosoˈaɾjo/ [pɾo.t̪o.soˈa.ɾjo] (Latin America, Philippines)
Rhymes: -aɾjo
Syllabification: pro‧to‧zo‧a‧rio
=== Adjective ===
protozoario (feminine protozoaria, masculine plural protozoarios, feminine plural protozoarias)
(biology) protozoan, protozoic
=== Noun ===
protozoario m (plural protozoarios)
(biology) protozoan
Synonym: protozoo
=== Further reading ===
“protozoario”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025