ciliate

[ sil-ee-it, -eyt ]
/ ˈsɪl i ɪt, -ˌeɪt /
Biology
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noun

Also called cil·i·oph·o·ran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/. any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface.

adjective

Also cil·i·at·ed [sil-ee-ey-tid] /ˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪd/. having cilia.
belonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora.

Origin of ciliate

1785–95; < New Latin ciliātus, equivalent to cili(a) cilia + -ātus -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM ciliate

Words nearby ciliate

ciliary ring, ciliary vein, ciliary zone, ciliary zonule, ciliata, ciliate, ciliated, ciliated epithelium, cilice, cilicia, cilician

Words related to ciliate

cell, flagellate, organism, plasmodium, ameba, euglena, paramecium, amoeba, sporozoan, stentor

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British Dictionary definitions for ciliate

ciliate
/ (ˈsɪlɪɪt, -eɪt) /

adjective

Also: ciliated possessing or relating to cilia a ciliate epithelium
of or relating to protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, which have an outer layer of cilia

noun

a protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora

Derived forms of ciliate

ciliation, noun

Medical definitions for ciliate

ciliate
[ sĭl′ē-ĭt, -āt′ ]

n.

Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata.

adj.

Ciliated.