a hair-like structure found on the surface of many animal cells, especially a long whip-like structure that enables the cells to swimThis meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 30/03/2017
Synonyms and related words
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flagellum
noun countable biology
US /flæˈdʒeləm/
Word Forms
singular
flagellum
plural
flagella
DEFINITIONS1
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a hair-like structure found on the surface of many animal cells, especially a long whip-like structure that enables the cells to swimThis meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary from United Kingdom on 30/03/2017