noun
in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
• Syn: ↑subclass Infusoria
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora
• Member Meronyms: ↑infusorian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.