cilium vs hair

cilium and hair both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cilium	Yes	No	No	No
hair	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hair is a hypernym of cilium; that is, hair is a word with a broader meaning than cilium:

cilium: any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
hair: a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

cilium (noun)	hair (noun)
a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms	a filamentous projection or process on an organism
any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids	cloth woven from horsehair or camelhair; used for upholstery or stiffening in garments
	a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
	any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal
	filamentous hairlike growth on a plant
	a very small distance or space

Difference between cilium and hair

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