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pilus

Pronunciation: /ˈpaɪ̯.ləs/

The English word “pilus” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A hair.
  2. A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
  3. A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pile.

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