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ciliata

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Cil⋅i⋅a⋅ta

  [sil-ee-ey-tuh]
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–noun
the class comprising the ciliate protozoans, considered as belonging in the kingdom Animalia.
Origin:
< NL; see ciliate
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Main Entry: Cil·i·a·ta
Pronunciation: "sil-E-'At-&
Function: noun plural
in some classifications : a large class of chieflyfree-living protozoans that feed on complex organic matter, have cilia or cirri throughout the vegetative stages of the life cycle, and usually have nuclei of two kinds
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Ciliata Cil·i·a·ta (sĭl'ē-ā'tə)
n.
A class of protozoans whose members bear cilia or structures derived from them.

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