Definitions for: Ciliate

[n] a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
[adj] having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
[adj] of or relating to the human eyelash
[adj] of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

Webster (1913) Definition: Cil"i*ate, Ciliated Cil"i*a`ted, a.
Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf;
endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of
the windpipe.

Synonyms: cilial, ciliary, ciliated, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, rough

See Also: Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliata, class Ciliophora, infusorian, paramecia, paramecium, protozoan, protozoon, stentor, tetrahymena, vorticella

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