English Explanatory Dictionary

ciliograde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Moving by means of cilia or similar organs, such as ctenophores do.
noun
  1. An organism that moves by means of cilia.

Word forms

ciliograde ciliogrades

Etymology

From cilio- + -grade (“means of locomotion”). Compare French ciliograde.

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