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filamentlike

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Adj.1.filamentlike - thin in diameter; resembling a thread
filamentous, filiform, threadlike, thready
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
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