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(cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.

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Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (cytology) A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
  • (entomology) One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
  • (botany) One of the hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of an organ.
  • (anatomy) An eyelash.

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