Ciliate - Definition
ciliate
adj 1: of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a
cell [syn: ciliary, ciliate, cilial]
2: of or relating to the human eyelash [syn: ciliary,
ciliate]
3: having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections [syn:
ciliate, ciliated]
n 1: a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the
surface of the cell [syn: ciliate, ciliated protozoan,
ciliophoran]