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Mappings between OpenCyc terms and Wikipedia article names provided by Olena Medelyan and Catherine Legg, University of Waikato, NZ under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. externalID A unique, language-neutral, variable-sized identifier for a concept that can be used to refer unambiguously to that concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. label A natural-language representation for a concept that is both human readable and readable by the Cyc inference engine. These terms are not guaranteed to refer to the same concept across time but are guaranteed to be consistent within a particular OWL export. Use 'cycAnnot:externalID' for unambiguously referring to a concept across OWL exports or across Cyc inference engines. protozoan The collection of protozoa; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>. Subcollections include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViVw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amoeba</a> and many others. Protozoa lack cell walls made of cellulose. Many protozoa are motile, using pseudopoda, cilia, or flagella to move. Some cause diseases in larger organisms. The class <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> in many classification systems, sometimes placed under the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>. Protozoan protozoa Protozoa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protozoa http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-Protozoa-noun-1 http://www.w3.org/2006/03/wn/wn20/instances/synset-protozoan-noun-1 A collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>, that are eukaryotic cells. Members of this genus cause the water-borne disease <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rviONAJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cryptosporidiosis</a>. Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium flagellate Flagellate The collection of all flagellates. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>. The collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikWJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Flagellate</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> that includes the organism that causes <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwP1WSJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Giardiasis</a> in humans and animals. giardia Giardia A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVian5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalGenus</a> contained in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>. Instances of at least one specialization of this group cause <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rA0lhU7OnEdeT8QACs6hPlA" class="cyc_term">AfricanSleepingSickness</a>, a fatal disease. Trypanosoma trypanosoma Amoeba amoeba A collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> distinguyished by having no definite form and consisting of a mass of protoplasm containing one or more nuclei surrounded by a flexible outer membrane. It moves by means of pseudopods. Some instances are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvdW_tpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ParasiticOrganism</a>. Ciliate ciliate The collection of all ciliates. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>. The concept <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVikGJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Ciliate</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjf5JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>. biological subkingdom BiologicalSubkingdom A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVji6JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalTaxon</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> is an immediate taxonomic subdivision of some instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a> (q.v.). Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpl5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EmbryophyteSubkingdom</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkEu5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">AlgaeSubkingdom</a>. Wikipedia Article URL (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rNv0nbm4TTjOp7yhmnzOyqg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL seeAlsoURI <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4riWVFR6HJSpaEaHrcWS3MSA" class="cyc_term">seeAlsoURI</a> <b>THING</b> <b>URI</b>)</code> means that a description of the resource identified by URI is likely to contain information pertinent to THING. This predicate is roughly equivalent to rdfs:seeAlso. See Also URI Protista ProtistaKingdom An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYmpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a> and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv8gyOpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticOrganism</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a> is a eukaryotic organism that is _not_ a plant, animal, or fungus. All unicellular eukaryotic organisms are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>, although not all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a> are unicellular organisms. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVj3xJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SlimeMold</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViloJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Algae_LikeProtist</a>. A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rAmoSCGJbQdiSXZJvYiNhkQ" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtGXkHpNaEdqAAAACs0uFOQ" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. OrganismByTaxonomicKingdom-Biology-Topic organism by taxonomic kingdom biology topic SpatiallyDisjointObjectType type of object whose instances do not physically overlap A collection of collections and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVirnZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ObjectType</a> (q.v.). Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is a collection C of spatial things (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjpUZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatialThing</a>), where each of the spatial things in C is spatially disjoint with the other spatial things in C. <p/> For example, the collection <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjaoJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Dog</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a>, since dogs do not spatially overlap. Even pregnant dogs do not spatially overlap the pups they bear; rather, pregnant dogs contain their unborn pups. Other instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwVGrQ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">LatitudeLine</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvW4n1pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">CompactDisc_Audio</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwR7UWZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">PlanetaryBody</a>. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rpPHhAOB1EdqAAAACs6hRXg" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointObjectType</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjlE5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SpatiallyDisjointRegionType</a> (a collection of specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViACZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">GeographicalRegion</a>, such as <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjnZ5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">City</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwT-n15wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">TrueContinent</a>). EukaryoticCell A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjuY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cell</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a> is a cell that serves as the basic structural unit of a eukaryotic organism. These cells have a membrane-bound nucleus and other organelles. Multicellular Organisms generally have <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>s; <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a> DNA has introns. Certain <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>s, like the red blood corpuscles of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViAkpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Person</a>s with heathy <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjgw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Spleen</a>s, lack nuclei. eukaryotic cell single-celled organism A specialization of both <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjuY5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Cell</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a> is an organism composed of a single self-reproducing living cell. Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVjVN5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProkaryoticCell</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViloJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Algae_LikeProtist</a>. SingleCellOrganism protozoan The collection of protozoa; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>. Subcollections include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViVw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amoeba</a> and many others. Protozoa lack cell walls made of cellulose. Many protozoa are motile, using pseudopoda, cilia, or flagella to move. Some cause diseases in larger organisms. The class <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> in many classification systems, sometimes placed under the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>. Protozoan Pretty String (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwLSVCpwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. prettyString protozoan The collection of protozoa; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>. Subcollections include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViVw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amoeba</a> and many others. Protozoa lack cell walls made of cellulose. Many protozoa are motile, using pseudopoda, cilia, or flagella to move. Some cause diseases in larger organisms. The class <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> in many classification systems, sometimes placed under the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>. Protozoan protozoan The collection of protozoa; a subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVkG5pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">SingleCellOrganism</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> are also instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVju55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>. Subcollections include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViVw5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Amoeba</a> and many others. Protozoa lack cell walls made of cellulose. Many protozoa are motile, using pseudopoda, cilia, or flagella to move. Some cause diseases in larger organisms. The class <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVil55wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Protozoan</a> is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvViYV5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSubkingdom</a> in many classification systems, sometimes placed under the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvVimKZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>. Protozoan The class of all types of pathogens (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a>s that are capable of causing some pathology in another kind of organism) such that they cause illnesses that are spread by vectors. More specifically, every instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvbZYG5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VectorBornePathogenType</a> is a spec of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwAst7pwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Microorganism</a> whose instances are typically capable of causing an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rwQwvf5wpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">Infection</a> that is of a type normally propagated by some vector, i.e, such that there exists an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rvvNztZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">infectionTypeHasVectorType</a> for the type. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rv3ir_JwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA" class="cyc_term">VectorBorneInfectionType</a>. VectorBornePathogenType type of vector borne pathogen wikipediaArticleName (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rTv-jk9SPTXa991kk5mAvHg" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleName</a> THING NAME) means that in <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/concept/Mx4rtqXA6OC8QdiWC72DuLJdUw" class="cyc_term">Wikipedia_WebSite</a> THING is described by an article with the title NAME Wikipedia Article Name