ciliate

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Ciliated, having cilia.
2. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

Noun

Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).

Synonyms

ciliary

ciliated

cilial

ciliophoran

ciliated protozoan

Translations

ciliado

cilié

ciliat

cigliato

Ciliophora

trilhaardiertje

Ciliophora

Ciliados

ciliophora

لديه رموش

kirpikli

Ziliaten

Etymology

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).