pilus

[ pahy-luhs ]

noun

, Biology.

, plural pi·li [pahy, -lahy].

1. a hair or hairlike structure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pilus¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1955–60

Example Sentences

Ubera tua intumuerunt, et pilus tuus germinavit; et eras nuda et confusione plena.

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What have we here to do with Pilus and Furius, who defended the cause of injustice against justice?

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From the similarity of the name, it has been thought that here Furius and Pilus are only one man.

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Page 60 as A. verna; the pilus convex, the annulus broad and entire, Changed to pileus.

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