Definitions of cilium
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a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
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type of:
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cell organ, cell organelle, organelle
a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ
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cell organ, cell organelle, organelle
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any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
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