|  ciliate 
 
 a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell (Freq. 1)
 • Syn:
 ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
 • Hypernyms:
 protozoan, protozoon
 • Hyponyms:
 infusorian, paramecium, paramecia, tetrahymena, stentor, vorticella
 • Member Holonyms:
 Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora
 
 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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