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ciliate vs paramecium

paramecium vs ciliate

ciliate and paramecium both are nouns.

ciliate is an adjective but paramecium is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ciliate Yes Yes No No
paramecium Yes No No No
As nouns, paramecium is a hyponym of ciliate; that is, paramecium is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ciliate:
  • ciliate: a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
  • paramecium: any member of the genus Paramecium
Other hyponyms of ciliate include infusorian, paramecia, tetrahymena, stentor, vorticella.
ciliate (noun) paramecium (noun)
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell any member of the genus Paramecium
ciliate (adjective) paramecium (adjective)
of or relating to the human eyelash
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Difference between ciliate and paramecium

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