Etymology

ciliate

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Today it means: Ciliated, having cilia. Full definition →

New Latin ciliātus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromciliātus
  2. English todayciliate

First attested in 1760; borrowed from New Latin ciliātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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