cilium
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈsɪ.li.əm/
cilium (plural cilia)
- (botany) Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
- (cytology) A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
- (entomology) One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
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