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More advanced larva; a d c digestive system, v vibratile chord, m mouth.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Agassiz, Alexander
This larva swims by means of minute vibratile hairs, or ciliæ.
From On the Origin and Metamorphoses of Insects by Lubbock, John, Sir
The zoospores being furnished with vibratile cilia, are for some time active, and need only water in which to disseminate themselves, and this is furnished by rain.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)
A dreamer ever, he knew that he was near the core of existence; and while light was more vibratile than sound, sound touched Earth, embraced it and was content with its eld and homely face.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
The spermatozoon is about 1/20 of an inch in length and consists of a head, body and a vibratile tail.
From The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction Also Sexual Hygiene with Special Reference to the Male by Hall, Winfield Scott
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