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  1. cilium:


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Detailed Synonyms for cilium in English

cilium:

cilium [the ~] noun

  1. the cilium
    – a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms 1
    the cilium
    – a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms 1
  2. the cilium
    – any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids 1
    the lash; the eyelash; the cilium
    – any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids 1

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Related Definitions for "cilium":

  1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms1
  2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids1