Ciliate Definition & Meaning

ciliate
adjective
  1. of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
  2. of or relating to the human eyelash
  3. having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
noun
  1. a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

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