HyperDic: tetrahymena

English > 1 sense of the word tetrahymena:
NOUNanimaltetrahymenarelative of the paramecium
English > tetrahymena: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningrelative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research.
Member ofgenus Tetrahymenaprotozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
Broaderciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoranA protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
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