Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Ciliate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Adjective
Noun
1
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
2
Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.
Adjective
1
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
2
of or relating to the human eyelash
3
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
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