ciliata

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Noun

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Cil=i=a=ta

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun ciliata has 1 sense

ciliata(n = noun.animal) ciliophora, class ciliata, class ciliophora - class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle;

is a member of phylum protozoa, protozoa

is a kind of class

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CIDE DICTIONARY

ciliata, n. pl. [NL. See Cilia.].

One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth. [1913 Webster]