INFUSORIA


Meaning of INFUSORIA in English

/in'fyoo sawr"ee euh, -sohr"-/ , n.pl.

1. protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora (or class Ciliata).

2. (formerly) any of various microscopic organisms found in infusions of decaying organic matter.

[ 1780-90; 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .