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ciliate
cil·i·ate C0355500 (sĭl′ē-ĭt, -āt′)adj. Ciliated.n. Any of various protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, characterized by numerous cilia.
cil′i·a′tion n.ciliate (ˈsɪlɪɪt; -eɪt) adj1. (Zoology) Also: ciliated possessing or relating to cilia: a ciliate epithelium. 2. (Animals) of or relating to protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, which have an outer layer of cilian (Animals) a protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora ˌciliˈation ncil•i•ate (ˈsɪl i ɪt, -ˌeɪt)
n. 1. any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora, characterized by cilia covering all or part of the body. adj. 2. Also, cil•i•at•ed (ˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪd) having cilia. [1785–95; < New Latin ciliātus=cili(a) cilia + -ātus -ate1] cil`i•a′tion, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ciliate - a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellciliated protozoan, ciliophoranprotozoan, protozoon - any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosyntheticCiliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliata, class Ciliophora - class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycleinfusorian - any member of the subclass Infusoriaparamecia, paramecium - any member of the genus Parameciumtetrahymena - relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics researchstentor - any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentorvorticella - any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk | | Adj. | 1. | ciliate - of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cellcilial, ciliary | | 2. | ciliate - of or relating to the human eyelashciliary | | 3. | ciliate - having a margin or fringe of hairlike projectionsciliatedrough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped |
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ciliate [sil´e-āt] 1. having cilia.2. any individual of the Ciliata.ciliate (sĭl′ē-ĭt, -āt′)adj. Ciliated.n. Any of various protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, characterized by numerous cilia.
cil′i·a′tion n.ciliate any member of the class Ciliata in older classifications (usually placed in the subphylum Ciliophora), members of which possess cilia (see CILIUM during some part of the life cycle for locomotion and/or food capture. In more modern classifications ciliates are given kingdom-equivalent status. See CLASSIFICATION. Ciliates are said to be the most specialized of the protozoans and have various organelles to perform particular processes. There are more than 5500 species and they are common in both fresh and salt water.ciliate
Related to ciliate: Ciliophora, paramecium, SporozoaSynonyms for ciliatenoun a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cellSynonyms- ciliated protozoan
- ciliophoran
Related Words- protozoan
- protozoon
- Ciliata
- Ciliophora
- class Ciliata
- class Ciliophora
- infusorian
- paramecia
- paramecium
- tetrahymena
- stentor
- vorticella
adj of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cellSynonymsadj of or relating to the human eyelashSynonymsadj having a margin or fringe of hairlike projectionsSynonymsRelated Words |