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vag⋅ile

[vaj-uhl or, especially Brit., -ahyl]
–adjective Biology.
endowed with or having freedom of movement.

Origin:
1885–90; < L vag(us) wandering + -ile
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vag·ile   (vāj'əl, -īl)   
adj.  Characterized by vagility; able to move about or disperse in a given environment: a vagile animal species.

[Latin vagus, wandering + -ile1.]
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