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  1. pilus:


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Detailed Synonyms for pilus in English

pilus:

pilus [the ~] noun

  1. the pilus
    – hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism 1
    the pilus
    – hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism 1
  2. the pilus
    – any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal 1
    the hair; the pilus
    – any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal 1
    • hair [the ~] noun
      • there is a hair in my soup1
    • pilus [the ~] noun

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Related Definitions for "pilus":

  1. hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism1
  2. any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal1