vagility

vagility
The degree to which an organism or taxon can or does move or spread within an environment.

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  • vagility — vəˈjiləd.ē, ətē, i noun ( es) : the quality or state of being vagile; broadly : the capacity of an organism to compete successfully in the struggle for existence * * * /veuh jil i tee/, n. Biol. the ability of an organism to move about freely and …   Useful english dictionary

  • vagility — noun see vagile …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • vagility — the tendency of an organism or population to change its distribution with time …   Dictionary of ichthyology

  • vagility — n; see sessile …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • vagility — /veuh jil i tee/, n. Biol. the ability of an organism to move about freely and migrate. [1935 40; VAGILE + ITY] * * * …   Universalium

  • vagility — va·gil·i·ty …   English syllables

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  • vagile — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary, from Latin vagus wandering Date: circa 1890 free to move about < vagile organisms > • vagility noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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