Cilium [noun]

Definition of Cilium:

threadlike growth on animate being

Synonyms of Cilium:

● Wig

● Hairstyle

● Grass

● Fur

● Haircut

● Fiber

● Wool

● Strand

● Shock

● Lock

● Tress

● Down

● Cut

● Tuft

● Bristle

● Filament

● Beard

● Mop

● Whiskers

● Coiffure

● Fluff

● Fringe

● Feeler

● Sideburn

● Eyebrow

● Mane

● Eyelash

● Quill

● Cowlick

● Villus

● Ruff

● Thatch

● Vibrissa

● Moustache

● Frizzies

● Split ends


Opposite/Antonyms of Cilium:

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Sentence/Example of Cilium:

Each consists of a very slender curved filament, with a still finer filament, or cilium, arising from it on each side.

At this stage many of the spores assume each a flagellate cilium, and so acquire power of more rapid locomotion.