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pilus

[ pahy-luhs ]

noun

, Biology.
, plural pi·li [pahy, -lahy].
  1. a hair or hairlike structure.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pilus1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1955–60
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Example Sentences

Ubera tua intumuerunt, et pilus tuus germinavit; et eras nuda et confusione plena.

What have we here to do with Pilus and Furius, who defended the cause of injustice against justice?

From the similarity of the name, it has been thought that here Furius and Pilus are only one man.

Page 60 as A. verna; the pilus convex, the annulus broad and entire, Changed to pileus.

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