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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INFUSORY

a.The infusory order of worms. [vermes ] comprehends those minute and simple animalcules which are seldom capable of being traced except by the microscope. Ing, in Saxon, signifies a pasture or meadow.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INFUSORY

INFUSORY In *fu "so *ry, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Infusorial.

 

INFUSORY

In *fu "so *ry, n.; pl. Infusories (. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: One of the Infusoria; -- usually in the pl.