INFUSORIAN


Meaning of INFUSORIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ē-ən ]

noun

Etymology: ultimately from Latin infusus

Date: 1859

: any of a heterogeneous group of minute organisms found especially in water with decomposing organic matter ; especially : a ciliated protozoan

• infusorian adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.