Cilium

/ˈsɪ.li.əm/

noun

  1. Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.

  2. 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.

  3. One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

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