ciliate

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English

Etymology

From Latin ciliātus (ciliated).

Adjective

ciliate (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Ciliated.
  2. Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

Noun

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ciliate (plural ciliates)

  1. (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

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Italian

Adjective

ciliate

  1. feminine plural of ciliato

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Latin

Adjective

ciliāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of ciliātus