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 Definitions of pilus  [ˈpaɪ ləs]  

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Definition of 'pilus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) pilus
a hair or hairlike structure.

Etymology:  (1955–60; < L)

Definition of 'pilus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) hair, pilus
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
"there is a hair in my soup"

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

'pilus' - Nearby Entries  

piltdown man  pilularia  pilularia globulifera  pilus  pima  pimenta acris  pimenta dioica  



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