Thesaurus: ciliate

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1. a. Alt. of Ciliated
2. adj. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
3. adj. of or relating to the human eyelash
4. adj. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
5. n. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
6. Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe.
7. n:100 n. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell s. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections