Infusoria
Americanplural noun
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protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora (or class Ciliata).
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(formerly) any of various microscopic organisms found in infusions of decaying organic matter.
Etymology
Origin of Infusoria
1780–90; < New Latin, neuter plural of infūsōrius. See infuse, -ory 1
Example Sentences
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"You do not know much more than the names, then, of Infusoria, Rotifera, and Pedunculata, and such things?"
From The Old Helmet, Volume II by Warner, Susan
Next higher in the scale are the Infusoria.
From A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga by Atkinson, William Walker
In the one-celled Infusoria, which are so highly sensitive and have such an energetic will, this conception will be clear without any farther explanation.
From Freedom in Science and Teaching. from the German of Ernst Haeckel by Huxley, Thomas Henry
Chlorophyll, which is so often associated with a lipochrome, has been found in some Infusoria, and in Hydra and Spongilla, &c.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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