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filose

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Terminating in a thread-like process, or threadlike

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • filose activity
  • a filose amoeba
  • filose bristles
  • filose cytoplasts

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin filum (“a thread”).