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vagile

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vag·ile  (vjl, -l)
adj.
Characterized by vagility; able to move about or disperse in a given environment: a vagile animal species.

[Latin vagus, wandering + -ile.]
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Adj.1.vagile - having freedom to move about; "vagile aquatic animals"
zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals
sessile - permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "sessile marine animals and plants"


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