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flagellum

fla·gel·lum
F f

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fluh-jel-uh m]
    • /fləˈdʒɛl əm/
    • /flə.ˈdʒe.ləm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fluh-jel-uh m]
    • /fləˈdʒɛl əm/

Definitions of flagellum word

  • noun flagellum A slender threadlike structure, especially a microscopic whiplike appendage that enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc., to swim. 2
  • noun plural flagellum Biology. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc. 1
  • noun plural flagellum Botany. a runner. 1
  • noun plural flagellum Also called clavola. Entomology. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints. 1
  • noun plural flagellum a whip or lash. 1
  • noun flagellum a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc 0
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Origin of flagellum

First appearance:

before 1800
One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < Latin: whip, lash, diminutive of flagrum a whip, scourge

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Parts of speech for Flagellum

noun
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flagellum popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Related words

  • flail

    an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.

  • amphitrichate

    having a single flagellum at each end.

  • axoneme

    the part of a cell, consisting of proteins and microtubes, which forms the core

  • basal body

    a cylindrical organelle, within the cytoplasm of flagellated and ciliated cells, that contains microtubules and forms the base of a flagellum or cilium: identical in internal structure to a centriole.

  • choanocyte

    any of the flagellated cells in sponges that maintain a flow of water through the body. A collar of protoplasm surrounds the base of the flagellum

  • choanoflagellate

    any flagellate of the genera Monosiga and Proterospongia, having a protoplasmic collar encircling the base of the flagellum.
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