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Definition of: ciliate
(sil′ē·it, -āt) adjective Biol.
Having cilia or motile hairlike processes: ciliate leaves. Also cil′i·at′ed.
—noun Zool.
One of a class (Ciliata) of infusorians possessing cilia in both young and adult stages.
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