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cilia Definition


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cilium
noun
    cilia
    1. biol.
      Any of the short hair-like appendages that project from the surface of certain cells, and whose rhythmic movement aids cell locomotion, or causes movement of the water surrounding some single-celled aquatic organisms.
Etymology: 18c: Latin, meaning ‘eyelash'.



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