ciliate

ciliate
noun
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell (Freq. 1)
Hypernyms: ↑protozoan, ↑protozoon
Hyponyms: ↑infusorian, ↑paramecium, ↑paramecia, ↑tetrahymena, ↑stentor, ↑vorticella
Member Holonyms: ↑Ciliata, ↑class Ciliata, ↑Ciliophora, ↑class Ciliophora
adjective
1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Syn: ↑ciliary, ↑cilial
Pertains to noun: ↑cilium (for: ↑cilial), ↑cilium, ↑cilium (for: ↑ciliary)
Derivationally related forms: ↑cilium (for: ↑cilial), ↑cilium (for: ↑ciliary)
2. of or relating to the human eyelash
Syn: ↑ciliary
Pertains to noun: ↑cilium, ↑cilium (for: ↑ciliary)
Derivationally related forms: ↑cilium (for: ↑ciliary)
3. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Syn: ↑ciliated
Similar to: ↑rough

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