filum
a threadlike structure; filament.
Origin of filum
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How to use filum in a sentence
Finally, a bloody footprint near one of the victims was made by a Grant Hill Fila-brand sneaker, size 10-and-a-half.
Cirripedia quibus carapax ad duo separata fila (qu defigendo inserviunt) redactus est.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinFila replied, "You must give me that Kanzu shirt of yours first, and then I will give you a share of my ladu."
Black Tales for White Children | C. H. StigandFila said, "Yes, I will give you a piece of ladu if you agree to me putting out your other eye."
Black Tales for White Children | C. H. StigandOn the next and the next day it was the same, till, on the twelfth day, Fila had taken away all Lila's clothes.
Black Tales for White Children | C. H. Stigand
So Fila put out one of his friend's eyes, and Lila said nothing; he put all his misfortunes in the hand of God.
Black Tales for White Children | C. H. Stigand
British Dictionary definitions for filum
/ (ˈfaɪləm) /
anatomy any threadlike structure or part
Origin of filum
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