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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle;
[syn: Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ciliata \Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Cilia.] (Zool.) One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in others they form a band around the mouth. [1913 Webster] Ciliate
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Ciliata n 1: class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle [syn: Ciliata, class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora]