Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ciliata"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ciliata \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Ciliata
n : 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}]
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