| 单词 | flagellum |
| 释义 | Word Frequency flagellum(fləˈdʒɛləm) nounWord forms: plural -la (-lə) or -lums 1. biology a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc 2. botany a long thin supple shoot or runner 3. zoology the terminal whiplike part of an arthropod's appendage, esp of the antenna of many insects Derived forms flagellar (flaˈgellar) adjective Word origin C19: from Latin: a little whip, from flagrum a whip, lash |
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