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The cells come from the surface of the trachea and are covered with hairlike projections called cilia that wave back and forth.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Moira: I removed my sprouts, as they always seem vaguely hairlike.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Over a couple of days the cells clumped into little clusters that began behaving like multicellular microorganisms, sprouting cilia, hairlike protrusions that beat in a synchronized way to propel the clusters through the fluid.

From Scientific American • May 31, 2023

A research team placed Halteria ciliates—a type of protozoan with hairlike organelles found in freshwater worldwide—in a petri dish with only chloroviruses, which infect green algae.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2023

Next came two hairlike legs, which clawed and plucked at the blanket.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau