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clavolae

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clav⋅o⋅la

  [klav-uh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] . Entomology.
1. the terminal, enlarged, usually club-shaped portion of a capitate, lamellate, or clavate antenna.
2. flagellum (def. 3).
Origin:
< NL, equiv. to LL clāv(a) club + -ola, var. of -ula -ule

fla⋅gel⋅lum

  [fluh-jel-uhm]
–noun, plural -gel⋅la  [-jel-uh] , -gel⋅lums.
1. Biology. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc.
2. Botany. a runner.
3. Also called clavola. Entomology. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints.
4. a whip or lash.
Origin:
1800–10; < L: whip, lash, dim. of flagrum a whip, scourge
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Main Entry: fla·gel·lum
Pronunciation: fl&-'jel-&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fla·gel·la /-&/ also fla·gel·lums
: a long tapering process that projects singly or in groups from a cell and is the primary organ of motion of manymicroorganisms
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flagellum fla·gel·lum (flə-jěl'əm)
n. pl. fla·gel·la (-jěl'ə)
A threadlike appendage, especially a whiplike extension of certain cells or organisms that functions as an organ of locomotion.

fla·gel'lar (-jěl'ər) adj.

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flagellum   (flə-jěl'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural flagella
A slender whiplike part extending from some single-celled organisms, such as the dinoflagellates, that moves rapidly back and forth to impart movement to the organism.
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