ciliate in English
- ciliate⇄adj. provided with cilia.
- ciliate⇄ciliate, adjective, noun.
- ciliate⇄noun any one of a class of one-celled protozoans having cilia on the surface of the cell. Paramecia are ciliates.
Ex. A few ciliates lose their cilia in the adult stage and become anchored on a sort of stem (White and Renner).