ciliogradeadj.n.
/ˈsɪlɪəʊɡreɪd/ Zoology.
A. adj.
Moving by means of vibratile cilia.
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the world > animals > by locomotion > [adjective] > creeping > by means of vibratile cilia
ciliograde1835
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 109/1 One of the ciliograde acalephæ.
1839–47 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. III. 432/2 Capable of ciliograde mode of progression.
B. n.
A member of the Ciliograda, a tribe of Acalephans which swim by means of cilia.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > bivalves
cockOE
cockle1311
conch?1527
palour1589
conchyle1610
bivalvular1677
bivalve1684
nut-mussel1705
concha1755
cuckolda1757
Acephala1802
pullet1803
ciliograde1835
conchifer1835
acephalan1840
acephal1845
bivalvian1863
pelecypod1875
tea-clam1883
steamer clam1909
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 38/2 In the ciliograda, the locomotive organs are large cilia.
1846 R. Patterson Introd. Zool. 33 From this peculiar mode of locomotion they are termed ciliogrades.
1857 J. G. Wood Common Objects Sea Shore 109 The beroe being called a ciliograde.
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adj.n.1835