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ciliate vs stentor

stentor vs ciliate

ciliate and stentor both are nouns.

ciliate is an adjective but stentor is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ciliate Yes Yes No No
stentor Yes No No No
As nouns, stentor is a hyponym of ciliate; that is, stentor 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
  • stentor: any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
Other hyponyms of ciliate include infusorian, paramecia, paramecium, tetrahymena, vorticella.
ciliate (noun) stentor (noun)
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor
a speaker with an unusually loud voice
ciliate (adjective) stentor (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 stentor

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