monocilium

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noun

A single cilium (rather than a group of cilia)

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Meanings

nounmonocilium (plural monocilia)

plural monocilia

  1. A single cilium (rather than a group of cilia)

Origin

From mono- + cilium.

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APA

monocilium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocilium

MLA

“monocilium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocilium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “monocilium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/monocilium.

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