SINCE 1828
Ciliata
noun plural
Cil·i·a·ta
| \ ˌsil-ē-ˈāt-ə
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Medical Definition of Ciliata
in some classifications
: a large class of chiefly free-living protozoans that feed on complex organic matter, have cilia or cirri throughout the vegetative stages of the life cycle, and usually have nuclei of two kinds
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