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Ciliate

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Ciliated, having cilia. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to the eyelash. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections wordnet
  2. 2
    of or relating to the human eyelash wordnet
  3. 3
    of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).
  2. 2
    a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Etymology 2

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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