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TETRAHYMENA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("tetrahymena" is a kind of...):
ciliate; ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran (a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell)
Holonyms ("tetrahymena" is a member of...):
genus Tetrahymena (protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles)
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