ciliograde

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

ciliograde (not comparable)

1. (obsolete, zoology) Moving by means of cilia or similar organs, such as ctenophores do.

Usage notes

• This was a proposed taxonomic grouping.

Noun

ciliograde (plural ciliogrades)

1. An organims that moves by means of cilia.

References

• “ciliograde”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.