| Pronunciation: | | 'pIlus
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- [n] hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
- [n] any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; "there is a hair in my soup"
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PILUS is a 5 letter word that starts with P. |
| | Synonyms: | | hair |
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| | See Also: | | filament, filum, hair, ingrown hair, mammal, microorganism |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A thread-like structures present on some bacteria. Pili are shorter than flagella and are used to adhere bacteria to one another during mating and to adhere to animal cells. |
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