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CILIATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell
Synonyms:
ciliate; ciliated protozoan; ciliophoran
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("ciliate" is a kind of...):
protozoan; protozoon (any of diverse minute acellular or unicellular organisms usually nonphotosynthetic)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ciliate"):
infusorian (any member of the subclass Infusoria)
paramecia; paramecium (any member of the genus Paramecium)
tetrahymena (relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research)
stentor (any of several trumpet-shaped ciliate protozoans that are members of the genus Stentor)
vorticella (any of various protozoa having a transparent goblet-shaped body with a retractile stalk)
Holonyms ("ciliate" is a member of...):
Ciliata; Ciliophora; class Ciliata; class Ciliophora (class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections
Synonyms:
ciliate; ciliated
Classified under:
Similar:
rough (of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to the human eyelash
Synonyms:
ciliary; ciliate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cilium (any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
Synonyms:
cilial; ciliary; ciliate
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cilium (a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)
