Etymology
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motile (adj.)

"capable of spontaneous movement," 1831, back-formation from motility.

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motility (n.)

"capacity of automatic or spontaneous movement," 1827, from French motilité (1827), from Latin mot-, stem of movere "to move" (from PIE root *meue- "to push away").

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Definitions of motile
1
motile (n.)
one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action;
2
motile (adj.)
(of spores or microorganisms) capable of movement;
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