Cilia
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Cilia
noun
- Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
- A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
- One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.