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Multiple Entries:
cilia cilium

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cilia/ˈsɪlɪə(r)/

plural form of cilium.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
cilium /ˈsɪlɪəm/

▶noun (usu. in pl. cilia /-lɪə/)

1 Biology a short microscopic hair-like vibrating structure, occurring in large numbers on the surface of certain cells.

2 Anatomy an eyelash.

– origin C18: from L.

'cilia' also found in these Oxford entries:

ciliary - ciliate - cilium - comb jelly - paramecium - vibratile - vorticella

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