biflagellate

[ bahy-flaj-uh-leyt, -lit ]

adjectiveZoology.
  1. having two flagella.

Origin of biflagellate

1
First recorded in 1855–60; bi-1 + flagellate

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British Dictionary definitions for biflagellate

biflagellate

/ (baɪˈflædʒɪˌleɪt, -lɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology having two flagella: biflagellate protozoans

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