cilia

Meaning

plural of cilium

cilium

1. A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
2. One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
3. One of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
4. An eyelash.

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Synonyms

cilium

fine hairs

Translations

Wimpern

Wimperhaar

Zilie

Flimmerhärchen

Zilien

βλεφαρίδες

μικρές τρίχες

cil

wimpers

cílio

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الرموش

silia