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nectism (s) (noun) (no pl)
Swimming by means of cilia: Some unicellular organisms can move freely by nectism in which they make lashing movements with their hairlike projections in order to propel themselves forward.
This entry is located in the following units: -ism, -ismus (page 36) necto-, nect-, nekto-, nek- + (page 1)