noun
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell (Freq. 3)
• Syn: ↑ciliate, ↑ciliophoran
• Hyponyms: ↑infusorian, ↑paramecium, ↑paramecia, ↑tetrahymena, ↑stentor, ↑vorticella
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora
Useful english dictionary. 2012.