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

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