ciliate

Noun ciliate has 1 sense

• ciliate(n = noun.animal) ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell;
is a kind of protozoan, protozoon
is a member of ciliata, ciliophora, class ciliata, class ciliophora
has particulars: infusorian, paramecia, paramecium, tetrahymena, stentor, vorticella

Adjective ciliate has 3 senses

• ciliate(a = adj.pert) cilial, ciliary - of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell;
• ciliate(a = adj.pert) ciliary - of or relating to the human eyelash;
• ciliate(s = adj.all) ciliated - having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections;

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