flagellum
IPA: fɫʌdʒˈɛɫʌm
noun
- (biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
- (biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
- A whip
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Examples of "flagellum" in Sentences
- Animals with a flagellum or lash.
- Each cell has a single flagellum.
- The two flagellum propel the cell.
- They are motile by one polar flagellum.
- They are propelled by a single flagellum.
- The sperm of a nematode lacks a flagellum.
- A flagellum or cillia would help with that.
- For a typical example of this, see the flagellum.
- The functionality of the fifth flagellum is not known.
- In the males the flagellum of the second antenna reaches beyond the carapace.
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