Protoctista

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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Protoctista
       n : in most modern classifications, replacement for the
           Protista; includes: Protozoa; Euglenophyta; Chlorophyta;
           Cryptophyta; Heterokontophyta; Rhodophyta; unicellular
           protists and their descendant multicellular organisms:
           regarded as distinct from plants and animals [syn: {kingdom


           Protoctista}]