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Cilia
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(1):
(n. pl.) The eyelashes.
(2):
(n. pl.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
(3):
(n. pl.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs.
(4):
(n. pl.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cilia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cilia.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cilia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cilia.html. 1828.