ciliate

1. (noun) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
Synonyms: ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
Related Words: infusorian, paramecia, paramecium, protozoan, protozoon, stentor, tetrahymena, vorticella

2. (satellite adjective) having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Synonyms: ciliated

3. (adjective) or or relating to the human eyelash
Synonyms: ciliary

4. (adjective) of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Synonyms: cilial, ciliary



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