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aplanetic

American  
[ey-pluh-net-ik] / ˌeɪ pləˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

Biology.

  1. having no motility.

aplanetic British  
/ ˌæpləˈnɛtɪk /

adjective

  1. (esp of some algal and fungal spores) nonmotile or lacking a motile stage

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Etymology

Origin of aplanetic

a- 6 + Greek planēt ( ós ) wandering ( see planet) + -ic; cf. aplanatic

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The invention of the aplanetic projector, due to Col.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various

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