tetrahymena

English Thesaurus

1. relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran,
definition	:	a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	genus tetrahymena,
definition	:	protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles (noun.animal)