Pilus — synonyms, definition

1. pilus (Noun)

1 synonym
hair
2 definitions

pilus (Noun) — Any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal. ex. "there is a pilus in my soup"

pilus (Noun) — Hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.

3 types of
filament filum hair
1 type
ingrown hair
4 parts of
mammal mammalian micro-organism microorganism