'Ciliata' definitions:
Definition of 'Ciliata'
(from WordNet)
noun
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]
Definition of 'Ciliata'
From: GCIDE
- Ciliata \Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See Cilia.] (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster] Ciliate