ciliate
Also called cil·i·oph·o·ran [sil-ee-of-er-uhn]. /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.
Also cil·i·at·ed [sil-ee-ey-tid]. /ˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪd/. having cilia.
belonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora.
Origin of ciliate
1Other words from ciliate
- cil·i·ate·ly, adverb
- cil·i·a·tion, noun
- mul·ti·cil·i·ate, adjective
- mul·ti·cil·i·at·ed, adjective
- non·cil·i·ate, adjective
- non·cil·i·at·ed, adjective
- un·cil·i·at·ed, adjective
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How to use ciliate in a sentence
The antennae are ciliated, whitish above, and brownish beneath.
These are ciliated infusorial animalcules inhabiting ponds and water-tanks.
Its anterior end opens, in most cases by a single opening, into the perivisceral cavity in both sexes, and is usually ciliated.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourUsually amongst Elasmobranchii the openings and tubes are ciliated, but I have not determined whether this is the case in Scy.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe granular amœboid cells represent the nutritive forms, and the ciliated cells represent the locomotor and respiratory forms.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland Balfour
British Dictionary definitions for ciliate
/ (ˈsɪlɪɪt, -eɪt) /
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
a protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora
Derived forms of ciliate
- ciliation, noun
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