cilium
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cilium
- /ˈsɪl.i.əm/
Rhymes with -ɪliəm
noun cilia
- A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors. It is the deeper parts of such cells which give rise to delicate muscular fibres or networks of fibres, while the superficially placed body of the cell myoblast), the part which produces the above, performs other functions, and usually bears a cilium.
- One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
- One of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
- An eyelash.
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Talk about this word "cilium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cilium. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cilium. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cilium "cilium." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cilium.
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@misc{cilium_2026,
title = {cilium},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cilium},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
