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the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae found in fresh water habitats
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Infusoria — is a collective term for minute aquatic creatures like ciliates, euglenoids, protozoa, and unicellular algae that exist in freshwater ponds. In modern formal classifications the term is considered obsolete; and the microorganisms previously… … Wikipedia
Infusoria — In fu*so ri*a, n. pl. [NL.; so called because found in infusions which are left exposed to the air for a time. See {Infuse}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of species, all of minute size. Formerly, the term… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infusoria — Animal An i*mal, a. [Cf. F. animal.] 1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Infusoria — Als Infusorien (lateinisch Infusoria) oder Aufgusstierchen bezeichnet man kleine, sich z. B. im Aufguss von pflanzlichem Material entwickelnde Tierchen (z. B. Flagellaten, Wimpertierchen, Amöben). In Aquarien werden sie mitunter zur Anzucht von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Infusoria — noun in some recent classifications, coextensive with the Ciliata: minute organisms found in decomposing infusions of organic matter • Syn: ↑subclass Infusoria • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Infusoria — /in fyoo sawr ee euh, sohr /, n.pl. 1. protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora (or class Ciliata). 2. (formerly) any of various microscopic organisms found in infusions of decaying organic matter. [1780 90; < NL, neut. pl. of INFUSORIUS. See INFUSE,… … Universalium
Infusoria — Archaic term for Ciliophora. [Mod. L. pertaining to or found in an infusion, fr. in fundo, pp. in fusus, to pour in] * * * in·fu·so·ria .in fyü zōr ē ə, sōr n pl, often cap organisms that are infusorians not used technically … Medical dictionary
INFUSORIA — a name given to certain classes of animalculæ engendered in stagnant water infused with decaying organic matter … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Infusoria — in·fu·so·ri·a || ‚ɪnfjuË zÉ”Ërɪə n. class of one celled organisms (Zoology) … English contemporary dictionary
infusoria — n. pl. Animalcules, animalcula … New dictionary of synonyms
