Synonyms for pilus

Synonyms for (noun) pilus

Synonyms: pilus

Definition: hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism

Similar words: hair

Definition: a filamentous projection or process on an organism

Synonyms: pilus, hair

Definition: any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

Usage: there is a hair in my soup

Similar words: filament, filum

Definition: a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)