unicelled

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adjective

Having a single cell; unicellular

OriginEnglish celled ← Latin ūni- ← Old Latin oinos →
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Meanings

adjectiveunicelled (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a single cell; unicellular

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
monocellularsingle-celled

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Italic*oinos
  4. Old Latinoinos
  5. Latinūnus
  6. Latinūni-
  7. Englishuni-
  8. Englishcelled
  9. Englishunicelled

From uni- + celled.

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APA

unicelled. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicelled

MLA

“unicelled.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicelled. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unicelled,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unicelled.

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