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cilium

ci·lium

UK/ˈsɪl.i.əm/ uncommon

noun

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Latin cilium (“eyelid”).

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