unicellular

Etymology

From uni- + cellular.

adj

  1. (biology) Describing any microorganism that has a single cell

noun

  1. A single-celled organism; a unicell.
    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

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