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Ciliate vs Cytopharynx - What's the difference?

ciliate | cytopharynx |

As nouns the difference between ciliate and cytopharynx

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while cytopharynx is (cytology) a tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

ciliate

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (biology) Ciliated.
  • Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia ciliate) (en noun)
  • (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

    • cytopharynx

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (cytology) A tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

    • Synonyms

    * (tube-like opening) gullet