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ciliate

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ciliate /cil·i·ate/ (sil´e-āt)
1. having cilia.
2. any individual of the Ciliophora.
cil·i·ate (sl-t, -t)
n.
Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata.
adj.
Ciliated.
ciliate
[sil′ē·it]
of or having cilia, as certain epithelial cells of the body or protozoa of the class Ciliata.
ciliate
1. having cilia.
2. any member of the class Ciliata; in veterinary medicine the important group is the ciliate protozoa.


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