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Adjective
/ˈsilēˌāt/,/-ēət/,
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ciliates, plural;
  1. (of an organism, cell, or surface) Bearing cilia

  2. (of a margin) Having a fringe of hairs

Noun
  1. A single-celled animal of a phylum distinguished by the possession of cilia or ciliary structures. The ciliates are a large and diverse group of advanced protozoans

  1. ciliary: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
  2. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
  3. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
  4. The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to flagella but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulating pattern than flagella. ...
  5. (Ciliated) A cilium (plural cilia) is an organelle found in eukaryotic cells. Cilia are slender protuberances that project from the much larger cell body.
  6. Any of many protozoa, of the class Ciliata, that have many cilia; Ciliated; Of or pertaining to the eyelash
  7. (Ciliated) cells have apical plasma membrane extensions composed of microtubules capable of beating rhythmically to move mucus or other substances through a duct. Cilia are common in the respiratory system and the lining of the oviduct.
  8. Having generally straight, conspicuous hairs along margins or edges.
  9. Member of a phylum of eukaryotes including single-celled species. Most are coated on the outside with cilia, which are used for movement and cellular functions. They are in the kingdom Alveolata.
  10. With hairs arranged on the edge of a flattened structure such as a leaf or petal.
  11. Marginally fringed with hairs, often minutely so, and then termed “ciliolate.”
  12. a phylum of protozoa characterized by cilia during at least one stage of life, two nuclei (macro and micro), and contractile vacuoles
  13. fringed with fine and often stiff hairs.
  14. (SIL-ee-ayt) -- Having stiff hairs on the margin.
  15. fine hairs around the edges of organs
  16. having fine hairs confined to a margin.
  17. fringed with hair like structures.
  18. fringedwith long, simple hairs.
  19. With hairs along the margin.
  20. bordered with hairs.
  21. A type of protozoan that moves by means of cilia.