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1. (noun) ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

2. (adj) ciliary, ciliate, cilial
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

3. (adj) ciliary, ciliate
of or relating to the human eyelash

4. (adj) ciliate, ciliated
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

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