ciliated_protozoan has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

Synonyms

ciliate ciliophoran

Used in print

(Ross E. McKinney and Howard Edde, "Aerated...)

Initially , the flagellated_protozoa predominated , but they soon gave_way to the free_swimming ciliated_protozoa .

As the temperature decreased , the number of free_swimming ciliated_protozoa decreased .

The predomination of free_swimming ciliated_protozoa is indicative_of a high bacterial population .

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