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Cilia

Definition: The eyelashes.

Cilia

Definition: 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.

Cilia

Definition: Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a
fringe like the eyelash.

Cilia

Definition: Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling
true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.