multicelled

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adjective

Having many cells; multicellular.

OriginEnglish celled ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemulticelled (comparative more multicelled, superlative most multicelled)

comparative more multicelled · superlative most multicelled · alternative multi-celled

  1. Having many cells; multicellular.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishcell
  9. Englishcelled
  10. Englishmulticelled

From multi- + celled.

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APA

multicelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicelled

MLA

“multicelled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicelled. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multicelled,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multicelled.

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