ciliate vs ciliophoran

ciliate and ciliophoran both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ciliate	Yes	Yes	No	No
ciliophoran	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ciliate and ciliophoran are synonyms defined as:

ciliate and ciliophoran: a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

Other synonyms of ciliate include ciliated protozoan.

ciliate (noun)	ciliophoran (noun)
a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell	a protozoan with a microscopic appendage extending from the surface of the cell

ciliate (adjective)	ciliophoran (adjective)
of or relating to the human eyelash
of or relating to cilia projecting from the surface of a cell
having a margin or fringe of hairlike projections