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The spermatozoa resemble those of other animals, each possessing a head, which is shaped like an acorn, and a long vibratile tail by means of which it moves through the water.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
Profile view of larva; b madreporic opening, w' earlet, a d digestive system, m mouth, v v' vibratile chord.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
Other lowly plants propel themselves by means of a pair of filamentary protoplasmic threads, which vibrate actively, and are therefore called vibratile cilia.
From The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 by Various
They are flat rounded-oblong creatures, with a distinct integument or skin, "through which numerous vibratile cilia pass in regular rows."
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Henry J. Slack
This volatile, versatile, vibratile, vivacious, vicious temperament of his has been copied by most modern pianists who haven't brains enough to parse a sentence or play a Bach Invention.
From Old Fogy His Musical Opinions and Grotesques by James Huneker
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