Cilium
WordNet

noun


(1)   A hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
(2)   Any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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Noun



  1. A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
 
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