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cilia

American  
[sil-ee-uh] / ˈsɪl i ə /

plural noun

singular

cilium

  1. Biology. minute hairlike organelles, identical in structure to flagella, that line the surfaces of certain cells and beat in rhythmic waves, providing locomotion to ciliate protozoans and moving liquids along internal epithelial tissue in animals.

  2. Anatomy. the eyelashes.

cilia British  
/ ˈsɪlɪə /

noun

  1. the plural of cilium

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Etymology

Origin of cilia

1705–15; New Latin, plural of cilium eyelash, Latin: upper eyelid, perhaps a back formation from supercilium eyebrow; supercilium

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