ALL meanings of ciliate
cil·i·ate
C c - adjective ciliate possessing or relating to cilia 3
- adjective ciliate of or relating to protozoans of the phylum Ciliophora, which have an outer layer of cilia 3
- noun ciliate a protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora 3
- adjective ciliate having cilia 3
- noun ciliate any of a phylum (Ciliophora) of microscopic protozoans characterized by cilia covering the body in whole or in part at some period of their life 3
- noun ciliate Also called ciliophoran [sil-ee-of-er-uh n] /ˌsɪl iˈɒf ər ən/ (Show IPA). any protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface. 1
- adjective ciliate Also, ciliated [sil-ee-ey-tid] /ˈsɪl iˌeɪ tɪd/ (Show IPA). having cilia. 1
- adjective ciliate belonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora. 1
- noun ciliate A single-celled animal of a phylum distinguished by the possession of cilia or ciliary structures. The ciliates are a large and diverse group of advanced protozoans. 1
- noun ciliate (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia. 0
- adjective ciliate (biology) Ciliated. 0
- adjective ciliate Of or pertaining to the eyelash. 0