slender, tapering, and whiplike, as the antennae of certain insects
flagelliform in American English
(fləˈdʒɛlɪˌfɔrm)
adjective
shaped like a flagellum
Word origin
< flagellum + -form
flagelliform in American English
(fləˈdʒeləˌfɔrm)
adjective
Biology
long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip
Word origin
[1820–30; ‹ L flagell(um) a whip, scourge + -i- + -form]This word is first recorded in the period 1820–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: blouse, morphology, phonetic, takeoff, tetrapod-i- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Latin words, as -o- is of Greek words, but often used in English with a first element of any origin,if the second element is of Latin origin. Other words that use the affix -i- include: Frenchify, cuneiform; -form is a combining form meaning “having the form of”. Other words that use the affix-form include: arcform, cuneiform, iodoform, stratiform, tectiform
Examples of 'flagelliform' in a sentence
flagelliform
Haplosclerid sponges possessing a unique asymmetric flagelliform type of sigmoid microsclere have been reported from all global oceans.
Rob W.M. Van Soest 2017, 'Flagellia, a new subgenus of Haliclona (Porifera, Haplosclerida)', European Journal of Taxonomyhttp://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/476. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)