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English noun: pilus

1. pilus (body) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal


SamplesThere is a hair in my soup.


Synonymshair


Broader (hypernym)filament, filum


Narrower (hyponym)ingrown hair


Part meronymmammal, mammalian

2. pilus (animal) hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism


Broader (hypernym)hair


Part meronymmicro-organism, microorganism









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