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Having arrived in the tube, the ovule moves very slowly in the almost capillary tube by means of the vibratile cilia and arrives in the cavity of the womb.
From The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study by Auguste Forel
The spermatozoa of most animals are of linear form, each with a head, a middle-piece and a long vibratile tail which is used for locomotion.
From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer
The membrane is longitudinally striped and covered with long and vibratile cilia.
From Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole Bulletin of the United States Fish Commission 21:415-468, 1901 by Gary N. (Gary Nathan) Calkins
Their inner surface is amœboid and in certain conditions bears one or more vibratile cilia or protoplasmic lashes.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
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 James Huneker
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