CILIATE

Ciliate

The ciliates are a group of protozoans characterized by the presence of hair-like organelles called cilia, which are identical in structure to eukaryotic flagella, but typically shorter and present in much larger numbers with a different undulating pattern than flagella. Cilia occur in all members of the group and are variously used in swimming, crawling, attachment, feeding, and sensation.

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ciliate

Noun

  1. Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

Adjective

  1. Ciliated.
  2. Of or pertaining to the eyelash.


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