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Motile
Meaning
Adj
●
In Biology:
In
organisms
: having the power to
move
spontaneously.
●
In Biology:
In
organs
or
organelles
:
capable
of
producing
motion.
●
In Physiology:
In
organs
: having the power to
move
their
contents
, or to change their
shape
or
tension
by
writhing
or
contracting
as required by their particular
physiological
functions.
●
In Psychology:
Of or
relating
to those
mental images
that
arise
from the
sensations
of
bodily
movement
and position.
Noun
●
In Psychology:
A person whose
prevailing
mental
imagery
takes
the form of
inner
feelings
of
action
, such as
incipient
pronunciation
of
words
,
muscular
innervations
, etc.
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Origin
motile
English
motus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Sessile
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Amoeboid
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Pathogenic
Prokaryotic
Spores
Multinucleate
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Ploidy
Conidial
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Facultatively
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Ciliated
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