Ciliata

/ˌsɪliˈɑːtə/ noun

Definition

A former taxonomic class name for single-celled organisms (protozoans) that move and feed using cilia.

Etymology

From Latin ciliatus meaning 'having eyelashes' or 'fringed,' used to classify organisms based on their ciliated appearance.

Kelly Says

Before modern genetic sequencing, scientists classified organisms almost entirely by what they looked like under a microscope—so they named this whole group based on the fact that they're covered in cilia. Today we know this group is incredibly diverse and has been reclassified, but the old name stuck around in scientific literature.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
ARالعربية
شعرة
shuh-rah
BNবাংলা
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
CACatalà
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
CSČeština
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
DADansk
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
DEDeutsch
geciliert
geh-chee-lee-ert
ELΕλληνικά
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
ESEspañol
ciliada
chee-lee-ah-dah
FAفارسی
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
FISuomi
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
FRFrançais
ciliée
chee-lee-ay
GUGU
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
HAHA
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
HEעברית
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
HIहिन्दी
पलकें
paal-ken
HUMagyar
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbulu mata
ber-boo-loo ma-tah
IGIG
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
ITItaliano
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
JA日本語
繊毛
sen-mou
KKKK
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
KMKM
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
KO한국어
모낭
mo-nang
MRMR
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
MSBahasa Melayu
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
MYမြန်မာ
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
NLNederlands
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
NONorsk
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
PAPA
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
PLPolski
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
PTPortuguês
ciliada
chee-lee-ah-dah
RORomână
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
RUРусский
чешуйчатый
che-shuy-chat-y
SVSvenska
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
SWKiswahili
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
TAதமிழ்
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
TEతెలుగు
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
THไทย
ขนตา
kon-tah
TLTL
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
TRTürkçe
cilili
chee-lee-lee
UKУкраїнська
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
URاردو
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
VITiếng Việt
lông mi
long mee
YOYO
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah
ZH中文
纤毛
xiān máo
ZUZU
ciliata
chee-lee-ah-tah

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