Definition for Cilia

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1) A short cellular appendage specialized for locomotion formed from a core of nine outer doublet microtubules and two single microtubules covered by the cell's plasma membrane.

2) A cell appendage that functions like flagella to facilitate cell movement; cilia are shorter and more numerous on cells than are flagella.