genus Tetrahymena

genus Tetrahymena
noun
protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles
Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora
Member Meronyms: ↑tetrahymena

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  • 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

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