flagellum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
A whip.

/fləˈd͡ʒɛləm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flagellum.wav

flagellum flagella flagellums flagellae

From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum.

cilium whip

basiflagellum distiflagellum endoflagellum flagellar flagelliferous flagellin

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