noun
ciliate; ciliophoran
A biological term for a group of protozoans characterized by hair-like organelles called cilia. Used in scientific contexts.
ゾウリムシは繊毛虫の一種です。
Paramecium is a type of ciliate.
Compound of 繊毛 (せんもう, 'cilia') + 虫 (ちゅう, 'insect, worm, bug'), literally 'cilia bug'. The term is a calque from Western scientific terminology.