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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cilia
cilia
See
cilium
cilium
n 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 [syn:
eyelash,
lash]
[also:
cilia (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cilia
Cilia
\Cil"i*a\, n. pl.
Cilium, the sing., is rarely used. [L.
cilium eyelid.]
1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.
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2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages
lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher
animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the
whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on
some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many
larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
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3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
fringe like the eyelash.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat
resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
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