noun
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
• Syn: ↑ciliate, ↑ciliated protozoan
• Hyponyms: ↑infusorian, ↑paramecium, ↑paramecia, ↑tetrahymena, ↑stentor, ↑vorticella
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora
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adjective or nounsee ciliophora I
Useful english dictionary. 2012.