Definition of cilia

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Cilia (n. pl.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs..

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Conciliatory :: Conciliatory (a.) Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.
Conciliabule :: Conciliabule (n.) An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable.
Conciliated :: Conciliated (imp. & p. p.) of Conciliat.
Domiciliate :: Domiciliate (v. t.) To domesticate.
Rotifera :: Rotifera (n.) An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified in form and habits..
Domiciliar :: Domiciliar (n.) A member of a household; a domestic.
Cilia :: Cilia (n. pl.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash..
Atonement :: Atonement (n.) Reconciliation; restoration of friendly relations; agreement; concord.
Domiciliation :: Domiciliation (n.) The act of domiciliating; permanent residence; inhabitancy.
Ciliograde :: Ciliograde (a.) Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusae..
Cilia :: Cilia (n. pl.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora..
Pacificatory :: Pacificatory (a.) Tending to make peace; conciliatory.
Irreconciliation :: Irreconciliation (n.) Want of reconciliation; disagreement.
Conciliator :: Conciliator (n.) One who conciliates.
Telotrocha :: Telotrocha (n.) An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.
Ciliated :: Ciliated (a.) Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe..
Ciliata :: Ciliata (n. pl.) 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..
Microzoospore :: Microzoospore (n.) A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain green algae..
Conciliate :: Conciliate (v. t.) To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to propitiate; to appease.
Tunicata :: Tunicata (n. pl.) A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and by some writers united with the latter. They were formerly classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose, and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and se
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