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Definition of cilium



Overview of noun cilium

The noun cilium has 2 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) cilium

(a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms)

2. eyelash, lash, cilium

(any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids)