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Cirri vs Stylonychia - What's the difference?

cirri | stylonychia |

cirri

English

Noun

(head)
  • (botany) Tendrils or claspers.
  • (zoology) Grouped cilia that function as "legs" in certain species of protists.

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    stylonychia

    English

    (wikipedia Stylonychia)

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A type of ciliate whose cilia are grouped into cirri. Classification: kingdom'': Protista, ''superphylum'': Alveolata, ''phylum : Ciliophora.