| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the ciliograde Medusae.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb ciliogradely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (ciliogradely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ciliograde.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "CILIOGRADE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Ciliograde \Cil"i*o*grade\, adjective. [Cilium Latin gradi to step: compare to the French expression ciliograde.]. (references) |
