infusoria
infusoria Lexical Profile
infusoria Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A collective term for minute aquatic microorganisms—including ciliates, flagellates, euglenoids, protozoa, and unicellular algae—that proliferate in stagnant freshwater or infusions of decaying organic matter.
Tiny aquatic invertebrates and microscopic organisms, such as rotifers, copepods, and paramecia, cultivated in water as a primary live food source for newly hatched fish fry in aquaculture and aquarium keeping.
"The aquarist cultured a batch of infusoria in a jar of aged tank water to feed the newly hatched betta fry."
Word Nuance & Usage
Although morphologically a Latin plural of 'infusorium', 'infusoria' is frequently treated as an uncountable singular mass noun in modern aquarium keeping to refer to microscopic live food.
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