Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Ciliated, having cilia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adj
Of or pertaining to the eyelash.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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adjective
of or relating to the human eyelash
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ciliary
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adjective
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ciliary, cilial
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adjective satellite
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ciliated
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noun
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: protozoan, protozoon
Narrower terms: infusorian, paramecium, paramecia, tetrahymena, stentor, vorticella
History
First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
