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Cilia

noun
Word Frequency: 0.9

Definitions

1.nounHairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
2.nounA 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.
3.nounOne of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

Synonyms

ciliaryconcolorousimmotilelashesvibratilediscocellularsetaradiusfimbriaciliatepetiolepterostigma

Rhymes With

philiatiliamilia
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