motile
Able to move
Motile describes organisms or cells capable of independent movement.
The term appears primarily in biology: motile sperm cells, motile bacteria.
It contrasts with sessile, which describes organisms fixed in place.
The noun motility refers to this capacity for self-propelled motion.
Whiplike locomotion appendages
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- spermatozoaMale reproductive cells
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
protozoa · paramecium · euglena · sperm · microorganism · gamete · phytoplankton · diatom
Ability to travel independently
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- self-propelledMoving under own power
- ambulatoryAble to walk
- travelingMoving from place to place
wandering · roaming · free-swimming · crawling · creeping · gliding · undulating · propulsion
Cellular contractile protein
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- filamentsVery thin threads
- cytoskeletonInternal protein support structure
organelle · vesicle · intracellular · mitochondria · contractile · cytoplasm · membrane · ATP
flagella
Whiplike locomotion appendages
- ciliaHairlike cellular projections
- amoebaShape-shifting single-celled organism
- spermatozoaMale reproductive cells
bacteria · protozoa · paramecium · euglena · sperm · microorganism · gamete · phytoplankton · diatom · ciliate
locomotion
Ability to travel independently
- mobilityCapacity for movement
- self-propelledMoving under own power
- ambulatoryAble to walk
traveling · wandering · roaming · free-swimming · crawling · creeping · gliding · undulating · propulsion · displacement
actin
Cellular contractile protein
- myosinMotor protein enabling contraction
- microtubulesHollow cellular protein structures
- filamentsVery thin threads
cytoskeleton · organelle · vesicle · intracellular · mitochondria · contractile · cytoplasm · membrane · ATP
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- Microbesbacteria, bacterium, virus, mold, prokaryote
- animal traitsfur, tail, claws, teeth, wings
- locomotionwalking, running, crawling, swimming, flying
- bacterial coloniescolony, petri dish, circular, convex, raised
- cell termscellular, cytoplasmic, nuclear, mitotic, eukaryotic
- slow motionPlayback below normal speed
- in motionCurrently changing position
- motion sicknessNausea from perceived movement
- ulterior motiveConcealed purpose behind behavior
- set in motionCause to begin operating
- trainwrecks in slow motionGradually unfolding calamities observed