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(biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell
plural unicellulars
A single-celled organism; a unicell. quotations examples
Among unicellulars, the rate of increase is beyond belief.
1931, Ezra Bowen, An hypothesis of population growth
In unicellulars the uncoupling of the various nutritional and energy sources is much more widely spread.
1986, Johan A J Metz, O Diekmann, The dynamics of physiologically structured populations
More or less distinct specialisation of reproductive elements in some unicellulars.
2006, J Arthur Thomson, Heredity