| NOUN | animal | subclass Infusoria, Infusoria | in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata |
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| Meaning | In some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter. | |
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| Synonym | Infusoria | |
| Member of | Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora | Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle |
| Members | infusorian | Any member of the subclass Infusoria |
| Broader | class | (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders |
| Catalan | Infusori | |
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