- Ciliophora
- nounclass of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle• Syn: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑class Ciliophora• Hypernyms: ↑class• Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑phylum Protozoa• Member Meronyms:↑ciliate, ↑ciliated protozoan, ↑ciliophoran, ↑Infusoria, ↑subclass Infusoria, ↑genus Paramecium, ↑genus Tetrahymena, ↑genus Stentor, ↑genus Vorticella
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/sil'ee of"euhr euh/, n. Biol.a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.* * *
Ciliophˈora plural noun(Gr phoros bearing) a subphylum of Protozoa, including the ciliates, that possess cilia at some time in the life cycle• • •Main Entry: ↑cilium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.