cilium

英 ['sɪlɪəm] 美['sɪlɪəm]
  • n. [生物] 纤毛;睫毛

英英释义


1. a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
2. any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids

词态变化


复数: cilia;

英文词源


cilium
cilium: see supercilious