ciliate

In biology terms the difference between ciliate and alga

is that ciliate is ciliated while alga is any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, whose size ranges from a single cell to giant kelps and whose form is very diverse; some are eukaryotic and some prokaryotic; includes the seaweeds.

As an adjective ciliate

is ciliated.

As adjectives the difference between ciliate and ciliated

is that ciliate is ciliated while ciliated is having cilia.

As a noun ciliate

is any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

As a verb filiate

is to adopt as son or daughter.

As an adjective ciliate is

ciliated.

As a noun ciliate is

any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and cytopharynx

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while cytopharynx is (cytology) a tube-like opening in the lateral surface of a ciliate, through which food is ingested.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and hypotrich

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while hypotrich is any of a group of ciliate protozoa included among the spirotrichs, mostly oval in shape with a rigid pellicle and isolated tufts of cirri on the ventral surface of the cell.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and spirotrich

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while spirotrich is any of a large and distinctive group of ciliate protozoa, typically with prominent oral cilia in the form of a series of polykinetids, called the adoral zone of membranelles, beginning anterior to the oral cavity and running down to the left side of the mouth.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and trophont

is that ciliate is (zoology) any of many protozoa, of the phylum ciliophora, that have many cilia while trophont is (microbiology) the adult, motile life stage of certain ciliate protozoans.

As an adjective ciliate

is (biology) ciliated.

As nouns the difference between ciliate and suctorian

is that ciliate is any of many protozoa, of the phylum Ciliophora, that have many cilia while suctorian is a protist of the subclass Suctoria in the class class: Phyllopharyngea; a predatory sessile ciliate.

As an adjective ciliate

is ciliated.

In biology terms the difference between ciliate and folliculinid

is that ciliate is ciliated while folliculinid is any marine, ciliate protozoan of the family family: Follicucullidae.

As an adjective ciliate

is ciliated.