ciliate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciliate (not comparable)
Noun
[edit]ciliate (plural ciliates)
- (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).
Translations
[edit]protozoan of the class Ciliata
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Derived terms
[edit]Italian
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciliate
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ciliāte
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