multiciliate

cil·i·ate

[sil-ee-it, -eyt] Biology.
noun
1.
Also called cil·i·oph·o·ran [sil-ee-of-er-uhn] . 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
2.
Also, cil·i·at·ed [sil-ee-ey-tid] . having cilia.
3.
belonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora.

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

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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ciliate (ˈsɪlɪɪt, -eɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  Also: ciliated possessing or relating to cilia: a ciliate epithelium
2.  of or relating to protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, which have an outer layer of cilia
 
n
3.  a protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora
 
ciliation
 
n

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ciliate cil·i·ate (sĭl'ē-ĭt, -āt')
n.
Any of various protozoans of the class Ciliata. adj.
Ciliated.

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