Ciliate
Ciliate noun - A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell.
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Flagellate and ciliate are semantically related. in minute organism topic. In some cases you can use "Flagellate" instead a noun "Ciliate".
Flagellate
Flagellate noun - A usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals.
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Flagellate and Ciliate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ciliate/flagellate
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