: having (such or so many) cells
used in combination
single-celled organisms

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With time, the best embryologists develop an almost innate ability to recognize abnormalities in these tiny multi-celled organisms encased in fluid. Phineas Rueckert, Longreads, 3 Mar. 2026 The woman inmate was housed with her regular unit until evacuation, and then was housed in a celled unit once at Deer Ridge, Black said. oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2020 All of us multi-celled creatures -- the metazoans -- are the result of an evolutionary compromise. George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2013

Word History

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of celled was in 1761

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“Celled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/celled. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

celled

adjective
: having (such or so many) cells
used in combination
single-celled organisms
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