cilium
A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell which serve…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.
Meaning
4 sensesA 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.
ресни́чкаresníčka
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.
- a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
- any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Latin cilium (“eyelid”).Borrowed from Latin cilium (“eyelid”).
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Forms
plural: ciliaSynonyms
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12 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular