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fla⋅gel⋅li⋅form

  [fluh-jel-uh-fawrm]
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–adjective Biology.
long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
Origin:
1820–30; < L flagell(um) a whip, scourge + -i- + -form
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fla·gel·li·form   (flə-jěl'ə-fôrm')   
adj.  Long, thin, and tapering; whip-shaped: flagelliform appendages.

[Latin flagellum, little whip; see flagellum + -form.]
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Main Entry: fla·gel·li·form
Pronunciation: fl&-'jel-&-"form
Function: adjective
: elongated, slender, and tapering like aflagellum <flagelliform tapering ends of a microorganism>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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