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ciliophora

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Cil⋅i⋅oph⋅o⋅ra

  [sil-ee-of-er-uh]
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–noun Biology.
a phylum of protozoa in the kingdom Protista, comprising the ciliates.
Origin:
< NL, equiv. to cili(um) cilium + -o- -o- + Gk -phora, neut. pl. of -phoros -phorous
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Main Entry: Cil·i·oph·o·ra
Pronunciation: "sil-E-'äf-(&-)r&
Function: noun plural
: a phylum of protozoans thatpossess cilia during some phase of the life cycle and usually have nuclei of two kinds —compare SARCOMASTIGOPHORA —cil·i·oph·o·ran /-'äf-(&-)r&n/ adjective or noun
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Ciliophora

any member of the protozoan phylum Ciliophora, of which there are some 8,000 species; ciliates are generally considered the most evolved and complex of protozoans. Ciliates are single-celled organisms that, at some stage in their life cycle, possess cilia, short hairlike organelles used for locomotion and food gathering

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