Answer: ciliates

AnswerCrossword Clue
CILIATESCertain protozoans
ciliatesbelonging or pertaining to the phylum Ciliophora
ciliateshaving cilia
ciliatesany protozoan of the phylum Ciliophora (or in some classification schemes, class Ciliata), as those of the genera Paramecium, Tetrahymena, Stentor, and Vorticella, having cilia on part or all of the surface
ciliatesCILIATE, a class of protozoans