ciliograde

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adjective

Moving by means of cilia or similar organs, such as ctenophores do.

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Meanings

adjectiveciliograde (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoletebiologyMoving by means of cilia or similar organs, such as ctenophores do.
nounciliograde (plural ciliogrades)

plural ciliogrades

  1. An organism that moves by means of cilia.

Origin

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

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APA

ciliograde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliograde

MLA

“ciliograde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliograde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ciliograde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ciliograde.

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