Medical Dictionary
Ciliata
noun pl Cil·i·a·ta \ˌsil-ē-ˈāt-ə\
Medical Definition of CILIATA
in some classifications : a large class of chiefly free-living protozoans that feed on complex organic matter, have cilia or cirri throughout the vegetative stages of the life cycle, and usually have nuclei of two kinds
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