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/ˈsilēˌāt/,/-ēət/,
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ciliates, plural;
  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. (ciliate) ciliary: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
  2. (ciliate) a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
  3. (ciliated) ciliate: 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. (Ciliate) bordered with hairs.
  7. (Ciliate) fringed with fine and often stiff hairs.
  8. (Ciliate) Bearing minute setae.
  9. (Ciliate) (SIL-ee-ayt) -- Having stiff hairs on the margin.
  10. (Ciliate) With hairs arranged on the edge of a flattened structure such as a leaf or petal.
  11. (Ciliate) a phylum of protozoa characterized by cilia during at least one stage of life, two nuclei (macro and micro), and contractile vacuoles
  12. (Ciliate) fine hairs around the edges of organs
  13. (ciliate) Having generally straight, conspicuous hairs along margins or edges.
  14. (ciliate) 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.
  15. (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.
  16. A type of protozoa that moves using hairlike cilia.