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No one of the members of these four classes is known to possess vibratile cilia.
From Marvels of Pond-life A Year's Microscopic Recreations by Slack, Henry J.
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
It was a single vibratile tone, and was uttered by a trumpet.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
Their inner surface is amœboid and in certain conditions bears one or more vibratile cilia or protoplasmic lashes.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
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 Calkins, Gary N. (Gary Nathan)
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