CILIATES Synonyms
There are 6 hypernyms of the word ciliates. (close relations)
ciliary
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| ciliated | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections | ||||||
| ciliate | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell • of or relating to the human eyelash noun • a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell adjective satellite • having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections | ||||||
| cilium | nounn | |||||
noun • a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids | ||||||
| ciliary | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to the ciliary body and associated structures of the eye • of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell • of or relating to the human eyelash | ||||||
| cilial | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell | ||||||
| ciliophoran | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell | ||||||
| ciliated protozoan | nounn | |||||
noun • a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell | ||||||
