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Meaning of CILIATA

Pronunciation:  `silee'eytu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
 
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 Synonyms: Ciliophora, class Ciliata, class Ciliophora
 
 See Also: ciliate, ciliated protozoan, ciliophoran, class, genus Paramecium, genus Stentor, genus Tetrahymena, genus Vorticella, Infusoria, phylum Protozoa, Protozoa, subclass Infusoria

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Cilia}.] (Zo["o]l.)
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.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: With marginal hairs that form a fringe.
 

 

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