filum

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Noun filum has 1 sense

filament, filum - a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells
--₁ is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--₁ has particulars: hair, pilus

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Filum

Definition:

1. (noun) A slender thread or filament.

2. (noun) A taxonomic rank lower than kingdom and higher than subkingdom.

Usage:

1. He carefully plucked the filum from the flower.

2. The filum of a spider's web glistened in the sunlight.

3. The animal belonged to the filum Chordata.

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