flagella
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ə noun
a plural of flagellum.
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noun, plural fla·gel·la [-jel-uh] , fla·gel·lums.
[-jel-uh] , fla·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; < Latin: whip, lash, diminutive of flagrum a whip, scourge
1800–10; < Latin: whip, lash, diminutive of flagrum a whip, scourge
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flagellum (fləˈdʒɛləm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -la, -lums | |
| 1. | biology a long whiplike outgrowth from a cell that acts as an organ of locomotion: occurs in some protozoans, gametes, spores, etc |
| 2. | botany a long thin supple shoot or runner |
| 3. | 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] | |
| fla'gellar | |
| —adj | |
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Medical Dictionary
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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Science Dictionary
| 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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Example sentences
Flagella usually occur one per organism whereas cilia are present as many, many per cell.
Both upper and lower surfaces bear flagella that the creature uses to swim around.
Bacteria may have cell walls on the surface of their cell membranes, and may have evolved cilia or flagella for locomotion.
Choanocytes use these filaments, called flagella, to paddle water past themselves.
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