Definition of cilia Cilia
cil•i•a
We found 7 definitions of cilia from 4 different sources.
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What does cilia mean?
Wiktionary 
- cilia (Noun)
Irregular Plural of nocap=true.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- cilia (n. pl.)
The eyelashes. - cilia (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. - cilia (n. pl.)
Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. - cilia (n. pl.)
Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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cilia
sil′i-a, n.pl. hair-like lashes borne by cells.—adjs. Cil′iary, Cil′iāte, Cil′iāted, Cilif′erous, having cilia; Cil′iīform, very thin and slender like cilia. [L. cilium, pl. cilia, eyelids, eyelashes.]
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🔤- cilia, noun, plural of cilium.
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