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ciliature

ciliature noun: an assemblage of cilia.

Noun

ciliature (plural ciliatures)

  1. An assemblage of cilia.
    • Peritrichia are sesscile species with no cilia on the body but conspicuous oral ciliatures.2004, N. F. Gray, Biology Of Wastewater Treatment, page 381

Forms of ciliature

pluralciliatures

Words formed from ciliature

Questions about ciliature

What does ciliature mean?
Ciliature means an assemblage of cilia.
What part of speech is ciliature?
Ciliature is a noun.
What is the plural of ciliature?
The plural of ciliature is ciliatures.

Words near ciliature in the dictionary

  1. ciliations
  2. ciliatologist
  3. ciliatologists
  4. ciliatology
  5. ciliatoside
  6. ciliature
  7. ciliatures
  8. Ciliau Aeron
  9. Ciliberto
  10. Cilibertos
  11. Cilibia

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