EUCILIATA


Meaning of EUCILIATA in English

(|)yü+ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Ciliata

: the subclass of Ciliata comprising protozoans having a trophic macronucleus and a reproductive micronucleus and reproducing sexually by conjugation and including the four orders Holotricha, Spirotricha, Chonotricha, and Peritricha — compare protociliata

• eu·ciliate (ˈ)yü+ adjective or noun

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