CILIOPHORA


Meaning of CILIOPHORA in English

I. ˌsilēˈäf(ə)rə noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from cili- + -phora

: a subphylum of Protozoa including those protozoans that possess cilia during some phase of the life cycle and usually have nuclei of two kinds and comprising the classes Ciliata and Suctoria — compare plasmodroma

• cil·i·oph·o·ran | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|äf(ə)rən adjective or noun

II.

Etymology: New Latin, from cili- + -phora

synonym of ciliata

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