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ciliate vs vorticella

vorticella vs ciliate

ciliate and vorticella both are nouns.

ciliate is an adjective but vorticella is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ciliate Yes Yes No No
vorticella Yes No No No
As nouns, vorticella is a hyponym of ciliate; that is, vorticella 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
  • vorticella: any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
Other hyponyms of ciliate include infusorian, paramecia, paramecium, tetrahymena, stentor.
ciliate (noun) vorticella (noun)
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
ciliate (adjective) vorticella (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 vorticella

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