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ciliate

ci·liate

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noun (1) adjective (3)

noun

1.

a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

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adjective

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of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

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2.

of or relating to the human eyelash

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3.

having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

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First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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