(|)yü+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from eu- + Ciliata
: the subclass of Ciliata comprising protozoans having a trophic macronucleus and a reproductive micronucleus and reproducing sexually by conjugation and including the four orders Holotricha, Spirotricha, Chonotricha, and Peritricha — compare protociliata
• eu·ciliate (ˈ)yü+ adjective or noun