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motile

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
mo=tile

CIDE DICTIONARY

motilea. [See Motive.].
  •  Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement; as, motile bacteria, motile protozoa, motile cilia, motile spores, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  Producing motion; as, motile powers.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
motilen. 
     A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of words, muscular innervations, etc.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

motile, adj. Zool. & Bot. capable of motion.

Derivative
motility n.
Etymology
L motus motion (as MOVE)

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