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Vinony

ciliate

noun

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Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. Ciliated, having cilia.
  2. Of or pertaining to the eyelash.

noun

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

  1. Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).