Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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pilus | Yes | No | No | No |
filum | Yes | No | No | No |
pilus (noun) | filum (noun) |
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hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism | a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) |
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal |