"Cilia" is a word in ENGLISH
Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling
true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.
Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
fringe like the eyelash.
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.
The eyelashes.
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