English noun: subclass Infusoria | |||
1. | subclass Infusoria (animal) in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter | ||
Synonyms | Infusoria | ||
Broader (hypernym) | class | ||
Member holonym | infusorian | ||
Member meronym | Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliata, class Ciliophora | ||