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verb (used without object)
1.
to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.
adjective
2.
Zoology. having convolutions.
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Gyrate
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So is porifera. Does it mean:
| animal phylum comprised of sponges |
| warm-blooded vertebrate with feathers, wings, scaly legs and beak which bear young in shelled eggs |
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| gyrate | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (intr) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis |
| —adj | |
| 2. | biology curved or coiled into a circle; circinate |
| [C19: from Late Latin gӯrāre, from Latin gӯrus circle, from Greek guros] | |
| gyratory | |
| —adj | |
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gyrate gy·rate (jī'rāt')
v. gy·rat·ed, gy·rat·ing, gy·rates
To revolve around a fixed point or axis.
To revolve in or as if in a circle or spiral.
In rings; coiled or convoluted.
gy·ra'tion n.
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