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ciliate definition

cili·ate (-it, -āt′)

adjective

Bot., Zool. having cilia
usually ciliated cil′i·at′ed (-āt′id)

Etymology: ModL < L: see cilia

noun

any of a phylum (Ciliophora) of microscopic protozoans characterized by cilia covering the body in whole or in part at some period of their life

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