Ciliata

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Ciliata
    n 1: class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on
         part or all of the surface during some part of the life
         cycle [syn: {Ciliata}, {class Ciliata}, {Ciliophora},
         {class Ciliophora}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Ciliata \Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Cilia}.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster] Ciliate