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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CILIATA
Cil
`i *a "
ta,
n.
pl.
Etym:
[
NL.
See
Cilia.
] (Zoöl.)
Defn:
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.
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