different between protozoan vs ciliates

protozoan

English

Etymology

From New Latin Protozoa +? -an

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p???t??z???n/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?o?t??zo??n/

Noun

protozoan (plural protozoa or protozoans)

  1. (cytology) Any of the diverse group of eukaryotes, of the phylum Protozoa, that are primarily unicellular, existing singly or aggregating into colonies, are usually nonphotosynthetic, and are often classified further into phyla according to their capacity for and means of motility, as by pseudopods, flagella, or cilia.

Synonyms

  • protozooid
  • protozoon

Hyponyms

  • Thesaurus:protozoan

Translations

Adjective

protozoan (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a protozoan.

Derived terms

  • protozoal
  • protozoic

Translations

protozoan From the web:

  • what protozoan causes malaria
  • what protozoans cause disease
  • what protozoa causes malaria
  • what protozoan uses phagocytosis for feeding
  • what protozoan parasite causes malaria
  • what protozoan species causes malaria
  • does protozoa cause malaria


ciliates

English

Noun

ciliates

  1. plural of ciliate

Anagrams

  • silicate

ciliates From the web:

  • what ciliates eat
  • ciliates what are they
  • what do ciliates eat
  • what do ciliates do
  • what does ciliated mean
  • what is ciliates disease
  • what are ciliates used for
  • what do ciliates use small cilia for
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