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vorticella vs ciliate

ciliate vs vorticella

vorticella and ciliate both are nouns.

vorticella is not an adjective while ciliate is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
vorticella Yes No No No
ciliate Yes Yes No No
As nouns, ciliate is a hypernym of vorticella; that is, ciliate is a word with a broader meaning than vorticella:
  • vorticella: any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk
  • ciliate: a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
Other hypernyms of vorticella include ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran.
vorticella (noun) ciliate (noun)
any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
vorticella (adjective) ciliate (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 vorticella and ciliate

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