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ciliate
cil·i·ate [ síllee àyt, síllee ət ] (plural cil·i·ates)


noun 
Definition:
 
organism propelled by thrashing threads: a simple microscopic organism with projecting threads that thrash to help it to move along. Phylum Ciliophora.
[Mid-18th century. <cilium]

cil·i·ate adjective
cil·i·a·ted [ sílli àytəd ] adjective
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