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pilus

/'paɪləs/

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noun
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
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hair

type of:
filum filament

part of:
mammal mammalian
noun
hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
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type of:
hair

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microorganism micro-organism

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