"ciliate" meaning in English

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Adjective

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Etymology: First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix). Etymology templates: {{etydate|1760}} First attested in 1760, {{bor+|en|la-new|ciliātus|nocap=1}} borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, {{af|en|-ate|id1=adjective|pos1=adjective-forming suffix}} -ate (adjective-forming suffix), {{af|en|-ate|id1=substantive|pos1=noun-forming suffix}} -ate (noun-forming suffix) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} ciliate (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Ciliated, having cilia. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Of or pertaining to the eyelash. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ciliate-en-adj-rflk7Mo1

Noun

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  1. (zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs). Translations (protozoan of the class Ciliata): ciliat [masculine] (Catalan), 纖毛蟲 /纤毛虫 (xiānmáochóng) (Chinese Mandarin), trilhaardiertje [neuter] (Dutch), ripsieläin (Finnish), ciliado [masculine] (Galician), βλεφαριδοφόρο (vlefaridofóro) [neuter] (Greek), orzęsek [masculine] (Polish), инфузо́рия (infuzórija) [feminine] (Russian), ciliado [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ciliate-en-noun-BhMQ1W-8 Categories (other): Zoology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Alveolates Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 1 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 43 3 54 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (substantive): 43 1 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 51 0 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 48 0 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 0 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 50 3 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 54 0 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 53 3 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 53 3 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 54 2 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 52 3 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 54 0 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 53 0 47 Disambiguation of Alveolates: 52 0 48 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology Derived forms: aciliate, biciliate, ciliatologist, ciliatology, deciliate, eciliate, monociliate, multiciliate, nanociliate, nonciliate, polyciliate, quadriciliate, serrate-ciliate, triciliate, uniciliate

Inflected forms

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      "word": "ciliatology"
    },
    {
      "word": "deciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "eciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "monociliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "multiciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "nanociliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "polyciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "quadriciliate"
    },
    {
      "word": "serrate-ciliate"
    },
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      "word": "triciliate"
    },
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      "word": "uniciliate"
    }
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "la-new",
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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      },
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    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciliates",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Zoology"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs)."
      ],
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        [
          "zoology",
          "zoology"
        ],
        [
          "protozoa",
          "protozoa"
        ],
        [
          "Ciliophora",
          "Ciliophora#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "cilia",
          "cilium"
        ]
      ],
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        "(zoology) Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs)."
      ],
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        "biology",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciliat"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "lang_code": "cmn",
      "roman": "xiānmáochóng",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "word": "纖毛蟲 /纤毛虫"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "trilhaardiertje"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "word": "ripsieläin"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciliado"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "vlefaridofóro",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "βλεφαριδοφόρο"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "orzęsek"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "infuzórija",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "инфузо́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "protozoan of the class Ciliata",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ciliado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciliate"
}

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