filose

[ fahy-lohs ]

adjective

1. threadlike.
2. ending in a threadlike process.

filose

/ ˈfaɪləʊs; -ləʊz /

adjective

1. biology resembling or possessing a thread or threadlike process

   filose pseudopodia

Word History and Origins

Origin of filose¹

1815–25; < Latin fīl ( um ) a thread + -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of filose¹

C19: from Latin fīlum thread

Example Sentences

Shelled filose amoebae like Microgromia are diverse and fairly common, but close to nothing is known about them.

From Scientific American

Filose, fī′lōs, adj. ending in a thread-like process.—n.

From Project Gutenberg

Filose: ending in a thread-like process.

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Add, 'In 1911, Michael Filose of Gwālior was appointed K.C.I.E.'

From Project Gutenberg

The Mahrattas had 10,000 regulars under Perron, 5,000 under Filose, 3,000 under Hessing, 4,500 under du Drenec and Boyd.

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