pilus

[ pahy-luhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Biology.

, plural pi·li [pahy, -lahy].

Origin of pilus¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1955–60

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.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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