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ciliates

ciliates is the plural of ciliate.

Meaning of ciliate

Noun

ciliate (plural ciliates)

  1. Any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia (fine hairs).

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Questions about ciliates

What is ciliates the plural of?
Ciliates is the plural of ciliate.

Words near ciliates in the dictionary

  1. ciliary zonule
  2. ciliary zonules
  3. ciliate
  4. ciliated
  5. ciliately
  6. ciliates
  7. ciliatine
  8. ciliation
  9. ciliations
  10. ciliatologist
  11. ciliatologists

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