| NOUN | body | pilus, hair | any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal |
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| animal | pilus | hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism |
| Meaning | Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal. | |
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| Synonym | hair | |
| Part of | mammal, mammalian | Any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair |
| Narrower | ingrown hair | A hair that does not emerge from the follicle but remains embedded in the skin (usually causing inflammation) |
| Broader | filament, filum | A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) |
| Spanish | pelo | |
| Catalan | cabell, pèl | |
| Adjectives | pilar | of or relating to a hair |
| Meaning | hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism. | |
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| Part of | microorganism, micro-organism | Any organism of microscopic size |
| Broader | hair | A filamentous projection / projection or process on an organism |
| Spanish | pilus | |
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