| subclass Infusoria 
 
 in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter
 • Syn:
 Infusoria
 • Hypernyms:
 class
 • Member Holonyms:
 Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
 • Member Meronyms:
 infusorian
 
 
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