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2 definitions found 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 1.6 [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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