ciliate

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Ciliate: fringed: set with even, parallel hairs or soft bristles.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

On Blepharcorys equi, sp. nov., a New Ciliate from the Caecum of the Horse, by Irwin C. Schumacher.

From The Subspecies of the Mountain Chickadee by Grinnell, Joseph

Ciliate, beset on the margin with a fringe of cilia, i. e. of hairs or bristles, like the eyelashes fringing the eyelids, whence the name.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa