Meaning of PILUS

Pronunciation:			'pIlus
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[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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	Synonyms:		hair
	See Also:		filament, filum, hair, ingrown hair, mammal, microorganism
Biology Dictionary
	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.