- genus Tetrahymena
- nounprotozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora• Member Meronyms: ↑tetrahymena
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genus Tetrahymena
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Tetrahymena — Taxobox | color = khaki name = Tetrahymena image size = 200px image caption = Tetrahymena thermophila domain = Eukaryota unranked phylum = Alveolata phylum = Ciliophora classis = Oligohymenophorea ordo = Hymenostomatida familia = Tetrahymenidae… … Wikipedia
tetrahymena — noun relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research • Hypernyms: ↑ciliate, ↑ciliated protozoan, ↑ciliophoran • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Tetrahymena * * * ˌte.trəˈhīmənə noun ( … Useful english dictionary
tetrahymena — tet·ra·hy·me·na hī mə nə n 1) cap a genus of free living ciliate protozoans much used for genetic and biochemical research 2) any ciliate protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena * * * Tet·ra·hy·me·na (tet″rə hiґmə nə) [tetra + Gr … Medical dictionary
tetrahymena — /te treuh huy meuh neuh/, n. Biol. any ciliated protozoan of the genus Tetrahymena, a relative of the paramecium: often used in genetics research. [ < NL (1940); see TETRA , HYMEN, A2; so named from the four membranous ciliary organelles that… … Universalium
tetrahymena — noun Etymology: New Latin, from tetra + Greek hymēn membrane Date: 1962 any of a genus (Tetrahymena) of ciliate protozoans … New Collegiate Dictionary
Tetrahymena — Genus of ciliate protozoa frequently used in studies on ciliary axonemes, self splicing RNA and telomere replication … Dictionary of molecular biology
protoctist genus — noun any genus of Protoctista • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑genus Amoeba, ↑Endamoeba, ↑genus Endamoeba, ↑genus Globigerina, ↑genus Arcella, ↑genus Difflugia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hymenostome — ▪ protozoan any member of the evenly ciliated protozoan order Hymenostomatida. Included in this order are the genus Paramecium, often used in laboratory studies, and the even more widely studied genus Tetrahymena, which can be easily… … Universalium
Ciliata — noun class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle • Syn: ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Protozoa, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ciliophora — noun class 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
