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See Cilia.

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  1. n. See Cilia.
  2. n. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
  3. n. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
  4. n. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms