[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cilia \cil"ia\, n. pl. cilium, the sing., is rarely used. l.
   cilium eyelid.
   1. anat. the eyelashes.
      1913 webster

   2. biol. 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.
      1913 webster

   3. bot. hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
      fringe like the eyelash.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat
      resembling true cilia, as those of ctenophora.
      1913 webster
see also:
cilium 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cilium \cil"ium\, n. l., eyelid.
   see cilia.
   1913 webster
see also:
cilia 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

cilium
     n 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 syn: eyelash, lash
     also: cilia pl
see also:
eyelash lash cilia 

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