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Noun: Ciliata  ,si-lee'ey-tu
  1. Class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle
    - class Ciliata, Ciliophora, class Ciliophora

Type of: class

Part of: phylum Protozoa, Protozoa

Encyclopedia: Ciliata