flagellum

fla·gel·lum

F0159400 (flə-jĕl′əm)n. pl. fla·gel·la (-jĕl′ə) 1. A long, whiplike appendage that functions as a cellular organ of locomotion, found in certain bacteria, protozoans, and specialized eukaryotic cells such as motile sperm.2. A small whip; a scourge.

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[Latin, diminutive of flagrum, whip.]

flagellum

(fləˈdʒɛləm) n, pl -la (-lə) or -lums1. (Biology) biology a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc2. (Botany) botany a long thin supple shoot or runner3. (Zoology) zoology the terminal whiplike part of an arthropod's appendage, esp of the antenna of many insects[C19: from Latin: a little whip, from flagrum a whip, lash] flaˈgellar adj

fla•gel•lum

(fləˈdʒɛl əm)

n., pl. -gel•la (-ˈdʒɛl ə)
-gel•lums. 1. Biol. a long lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc. 2. Bot. a runner. 3. the upper portion of the antenna of an insect. 4. a whip or lash. [1800–10; < Latin: whip]

fla·gel·lum

(flə-jĕl′əm) Plural flagella A slender tail or part extending from some single-celled organisms, such as the dinoflagellates, that whips back and forth to produce movement.

flagellum

A whiplike organelle of locomotion in sperm cells and some unicellular organisms.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flagellum - a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)scourgewhip - an instrument with a handle and a flexible lash that is used for whipping
	2.	flagellum - a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagellasperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"appendage, outgrowth, process - a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"

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