ciliata (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Ciliata*:
NOUN	animal	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

English > *Ciliata*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle.
Synonyms	class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
Member of	Protozoa, phylum Protozoa	In some classifications considered a superphylum or a subkingdom
Members	Infusoria, subclass Infusoria	In some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata
	ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran	A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
	genus Paramecium	Freshwater ciliate with an oval body and long deep oral groove
	genus Stentor	trumpet-shaped protozoa with a ciliated spiral feeding funnel
	genus Tetrahymena	protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
	genus Vorticella	ciliated protozoans that have a goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
Broader	class	(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
Spanish	cilióforos
Catalan	Ciliata, Ciliat, Ciliophora

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