HyperDic: infusoria

English > 1 sense of the word Infusoria:
NOUNanimalInfusoria, subclass Infusoriain some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata
English > Infusoria: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningIn some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter.
Synonymsubclass Infusoria
Member ofCiliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class CiliophoraClass of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
MembersinfusorianAny member of the subclass Infusoria
Broaderclass(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
CatalanInfusori

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