Ciliata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Ciliata
From New Latin; see origin at ciliate
Example Sentences
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Thus the Infusoria, including the Ciliata and the Suctoria, are usually littoral in their habitat, living upon the shore-dwelling, or attached, water plants and upon the animals frequenting them.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
They are devided into the orders Flagellata, Ciliata, and Tentaculifera.
From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section I, J, K, and L by Project Gutenberg
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