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ciliate

adjective noun

Having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

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Word length
7
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
9

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adjective

  1. Having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections

adjective

  1. Of or relating to the human eyelash

adjective

  1. Of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell

noun

  1. A protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

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