| n. pl. | 1. | (Anat.) The eyelashes. |
| 2. | (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many larval forms, they are locomotive organs. | |
| 3. | (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a fringe like the eyelash. | |
| 4. | (Zool.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat resembling true cilia, as those of |
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