Word
cilium, n.
(cilia)
freq. cnt. 1
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
<noun.animal>
freq. cnt.: 1
freq. cnt.: 1
cilium
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
cilial
ciliary
semantic pointers
hypernym
organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
<noun.body>
cilium
eyelash
lash
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
ciliary
semantic pointers
hypernym
hair
part holonym
lid, eyelid, palpebra