Ciliate Definition

sĭlē-ĭt, -āt
ciliates
adjective
Having cilia.
Webster's New World

Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
ciliates
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.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • ciliated protozoan
  • ciliophoran

Other Word Forms of Ciliate

Noun

Singular:
ciliate
Plural:
ciliates

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