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class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle

↑ciliate, ↑ciliated protozoan, ↑ciliophoran, ↑Infusoria, ↑subclass Infusoria, ↑genus Paramecium, ↑genus Tetrahymena, ↑genus Stentor, ↑genus Vorticella

/sil'ee of"euhr euh/, n. Biol.

a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.

[ < NL, equiv. to cili(um) CILIUM + -o- -O- + Gk -phora, neut. pl. of -phoros -PHOROUS]

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