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 pro·to·plast /ˈprotəˌplæst/
 原生物,原物,原人

 pro·to·plast /ˈprotəˌplæst/ 名詞
 原生質體

 Pro·to·plast n.
 1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original.
 2. Biol. A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species.
    A species is a class of individuals, each of which is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of the same protoplast, or of the same pair of protoplasts.   --Latham.
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 protoplast
      n : a biological unit consisting of a nucleus and the body of
          cytoplasm with which it interacts [syn: energid]